platitudinal
platitudinal · more platitudinal · most platitudinal
Characterized by banality or tritenessCharacterized by banality or triteness.
Meaning
1 sensesCharacterized by banality or triteness.
More definitions
- dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
Origin
From platitude + -al on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinal, from Latin -tūdin-From platitude + -al on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinal, from Latin -tūdin- + -al, the oblique stem of -tūdō.
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Forms
more platitudinal, most platitudinal| Comparative | more platitudinal Lesson |
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| Superlative | most platitudinal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality:bromidiccornyplatitudinous
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedplatitudinally
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form