plat·i·tude (pl t  -t d , -tyd)n. 1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché. 2. Lack of originality; triteness. [French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.] plat i·tudi·nous (-tdn- s, -tyd-), plati·tudi·nal (-tdn-l, -tyd-) adj.plat i·tudi·nous·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | platitudinal - dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham |
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