platitude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a trite or obvious remark
    banality; cliche; commonplace; bromide.

WordNet

Plat"i*tude noun
Etymology
F., from plat flat. See Plate.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.
    To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of infinite platitude. Motley.
  2. A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.

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