platitude
An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or…An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
» I don't need your banal platitudes.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
Plattitüde, Gemeinplatz, Klischee
изби́тая фра́заizbítaja fráza
(countable)A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
(uncountable)Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.
(uncountable)Unoriginality; triteness.
Plattitüde, Binsenweisheit, Banalität
бана́льностьbanálʹnostʹ, трюи́змtrjuízm
- a trite or obvious remark
Examples
4 sentencesI don't need your banal platitudes.
That is not just a platitude. I really mean it.
A person who fights for the truth makes me forget about the centuries of platitudes.
deEin Mensch, der für die Wahrheit kämpft, macht mich die Platitüden von Jahrhunderten vergessen.
You can't butter up the dean with platitudes and whisky; he's far more susceptible to tears and skanky clothing.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from French platitude, from plat (“flat”).Borrowed from French platitude, from plat (“flat”).
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Forms
plural: platitudes| Singular | platitude |
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Synonyms
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9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable