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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
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Example Sentences
- Mostly, these questionnaires are platitude- and cliché-ridden.
- The American literature of “inspirational” platitude is enormous and almost unique.
- Soon, at least in some cases, that old courtroom platitude may itself come to resemble the truth more closely.
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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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