Definitions for: Platitude


[n] a trite or obvious remark



Webster (1913) Definition: Plat"i*tude, n. [F., from plat flat. See Plate.]
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.

Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace

See Also: comment, remark, truism

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