platitude
21platitude — /plat i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. 2. the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite: the platitude of most political oratory. [1805 15; < F: lit., flatness, equiv …
22platitude — noun /ˈplætɪtjuːd,ˈplætɪtuːd/ a) An often quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché. Beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness. It is a platitude, of… …
23platitude — plat|i|tude [ˈplætıtju:d US tu:d] n formal [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: plat flat, dull ] a statement that has been made many times before and is not interesting or clever used to show disapproval ▪ His excuse was the platitude boys will… …
24platitude — [[t]plæ̱tɪtjuːd, AM tuːd[/t]] platitudes N COUNT (disapproval) A platitude is a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations. Why couldn t he, for once, say something vital… …
25platitude — noun Etymology: French, from plat flat, dull Date: 1812 1. the quality or state of being dull or insipid 2. a banal, trite, or stale remark …
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27Platitüde — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. Mit Plattitüde oder Plattitude (frz.) bezeichnet man eine nichtssagende, abgedroschene Redewendung, die den wahren… …
28Platitude — Gemeinplatz; Allgemeinplatz; Plattitüde; nichts sagende Redensart; nichtssagende Redensart * * * Pla|ti|tu|de 〈[ ty:də] f. 19〉 = Plattitüde * * * Pla|ti|tude [… ty:d(ə) ] …
29platitude — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, banality, bromide, chestnut, cliche, commonplace, commonplace expression, corn, familiar tune, general idea, generalization, generalized proposition, glittering generality, hackneyed expression, hackneyed… …
30Platitude — Pla·ti·tu·de [ tyːde] ↑Plattitüde …
