Definition of platitudes Platitudes

/plæˈtɪtuˌdz/ - [platitudz] -

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platitudes (Noun)
Plural of platitude.

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platitudes, noun, plural of platitude.

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Noun Plural: platitudes
platitude - a trite or obvious remark
		cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
		remark, comment, input explicit notice; "it passed without remark"
		truism an obvious truth

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platitude (Noun)
An often- quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
platitude (Noun)
Unoriginality; triteness.
platitude (Noun)
A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

platitude (n.)
The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.
platitude (n.)
A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

platitude
A saying that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

platitude
plat′i-tūd, n. flatness: that which exhibits dullness of thought: an empty remark made as if it were important.—n. Platitudinā′rian, one who indulges in platitudes.—adj. Platitū′dinous. [Fr.,—plat, flat.]

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platitude, noun, singular of platitudes.

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