platitude
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ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud noun
1.
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
2.
the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite: the platitude of most political oratory.
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platitude (ˈplætɪˌtjuːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace |
| 2. | staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness |
| [C19: from French, literally: flatness, from plat flat] | |
| plati'tudinous | |
| —adj | |
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platitude
1812, "dullness," from Fr. platitude "flatness, vapidness" (1694), from O.Fr. plat "flat" (see plate); formed on analogy of latitude, attitude, etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815.
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