- a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace
- staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness
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plat•i•tude /ˈplætɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a trite remark, said as if it were clever or important.
plat•i•tude
(plat′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n.
- a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite:the platitude of most political oratory.
- French: literally, flatness, equivalent. to plat flat (see plate1) + -itude, as in French latitude, altitude, magnitude, etc.
- 1805–15
- 1. cliché, truism.
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platitude /ˈplætɪˌtjuːd/ n
'platitude' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bromide
- commonplace
- truism
- bromidic
- cliché
- generality
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- truth
- -tude