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platitude

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plat·i·tude  (plt-td, -tyd)
n.
1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliche.
2. Lack of originality; triteness.

[French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.]

plati·tudi·nous (-tdn-s, -tyd-), plati·tudi·nal (-tdn-l, -tyd-) adj.
plati·tudi·nous·ly adv.

platitude
Noun
a trite or unoriginal remark: it's a platitude, but people need people [French: flatness]
platitudinous adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.platitudeplatitude - a trite or obvious remark
comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
truism - an obvious truth

platitude
noun cliché, stereotype, commonplace, banality, truism, bromide, verbiage, inanity, trite remark, hackneyed saying
Translations
Spanish platitude [ˈplætɪtjuːd] ntópico, lugar m común
French platitude [ˈplætɪtjuːd] nplatitude f, lieu commun
German platitude [ˈplætɪtjuːd] nPlattitüde f, Gemeinplatz m
Italian platitude [ˈplætɪtjuːd] nluogo comune

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A trite platitude about his not caring to lose her was on his lips, but he refrained from uttering it.
telegraph, the platitude and the circle of the sciences.
Yet whatever her impression may have been she produced instead a vague platitude.
 
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