platituden.

Brit.

/ˈplatᵻtjuːd/,

/ˈplatᵻtʃuːd/, U.S.

/ˈplædəˌt(j)ud/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French platitude.

Etymology: < French platitude (1694 in sense 1, 1740 in sense 2) < plat plat adj. + -itude -itude comb. form: see -tude suffix. Compare German Platitüde commonplace (second half of the 18th cent.; < French).Compare the following earlier unassimilated borrowings in sense 2:1788 Monthly Rev. 78 215 The tout ensemble.., notwithstanding one or two tolerable scenes..is what the French call a platitude.1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iv. 129 But I need not repeat all the platitudes that they said. N.E.D.(1907) gives only the pronunciation (plæ·titiud) /ˈplætɪtjuːd/.

1. The quality (esp. in speech or writing) of dullness, insipidity, or banality.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes

platitude1762

platitudinousness1858

1762 L. Sterne Let. 19 Oct. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 294 The ground work of my ennui is more to the eternal platitude of the French characters—little variety, no originality in it at all—than to any other cause.

1818 Q. Rev. 19 120 Such abundance of platitude and inanity.

1861 D. G. Rossetti Early Ital. Poets ii. 202 A repartee..which has all the profound platitude of mediæval wit.

1885 Sat. Rev. 7 Feb. 191/2 A diplomatist..is a man who retains the tradition and faculty of respectable platitude.

1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) x. 197 There was a moment in the spring when the whole Jocelyn sideshow seemed to be boarding the gravy train, on to fatter triumphs of platitude and mediocrity.

1995 Times Educ. Suppl. 10 Feb. 14/1 This area is a research minefield in which many studies have perished or escaped with only rhetoric and platitude.

2. A dull and commonplace or trivial remark or statement.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > a platitude

commonplace1560

platitude1815

commonplaceism1831

goodyism1883

1815 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. I. 100 Every species of improbability and platitudes.

1833 S. Austin Characteristics Goethe II. 212 (note) 36 A Philister..may, I think, be paraphrased a man of common places—a pompous dealer in identicalisms and platitudes.

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers vi No one but a preaching clergyman can revel in platitudes, truisms, and untruisms; and yet receive..the same respectful demeanour.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xlv. 191 It is one of those platitudes which are constantly forgotten or ignored.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man ii. ii. 216 The morality of most moralists, ancient and modern, has been one solid and polished cataract of platitudes flowing for ever and ever.

1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. ii. 9 Clean cultivation has so often been quoted as a cure for various insect pests that it has come to be looked upon as a mere platitude.

1965 E. Dahlberg Reasons of Heart 11 The platitude is the vermin of the petit-bourgeoisie.

1990 E. McGrath Charnel House (BNC) 225 The good teacher was a safe man who spoke in mealy-mouthed platitudes, steeped himself in orthodoxy, made obeisance to all the right quarters, [etc.].

2004 N.Y. Mag. 5 Apr. 33/3 Staring blankly out the car window and rattling off platitudes about what a great city New York is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platitude
释义	platituden. Brit. /ˈplatᵻtjuːd/, /ˈplatᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈplædəˌt(j)ud/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French platitude. Etymology: < French platitude (1694 in sense 1, 1740 in sense 2) < plat plat adj. + -itude -itude comb. form: see -tude suffix. Compare German Platitüde commonplace (second half of the 18th cent.; < French).Compare the following earlier unassimilated borrowings in sense 2:1788 Monthly Rev. 78 215 The tout ensemble.., notwithstanding one or two tolerable scenes..is what the French call a platitude.1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iv. 129 But I need not repeat all the platitudes that they said. N.E.D.(1907) gives only the pronunciation (plæ·titiud) /ˈplætɪtjuːd/. 1. The quality (esp. in speech or writing) of dullness, insipidity, or banality. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes platitude1762 platitudinousness1858 1762 L. Sterne Let. 19 Oct. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 294 The ground work of my ennui is more to the eternal platitude of the French characters—little variety, no originality in it at all—than to any other cause. 1818 Q. Rev. 19 120 Such abundance of platitude and inanity. 1861 D. G. Rossetti Early Ital. Poets ii. 202 A repartee..which has all the profound platitude of mediæval wit. 1885 Sat. Rev. 7 Feb. 191/2 A diplomatist..is a man who retains the tradition and faculty of respectable platitude. 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) x. 197 There was a moment in the spring when the whole Jocelyn sideshow seemed to be boarding the gravy train, on to fatter triumphs of platitude and mediocrity. 1995 Times Educ. Suppl. 10 Feb. 14/1 This area is a research minefield in which many studies have perished or escaped with only rhetoric and platitude. 2. A dull and commonplace or trivial remark or statement. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > a platitude commonplace1560 platitude1815 commonplaceism1831 goodyism1883 1815 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. I. 100 Every species of improbability and platitudes. 1833 S. Austin Characteristics Goethe II. 212 (note) 36 A Philister..may, I think, be paraphrased a man of common places—a pompous dealer in identicalisms and platitudes. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers vi No one but a preaching clergyman can revel in platitudes, truisms, and untruisms; and yet receive..the same respectful demeanour. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xlv. 191 It is one of those platitudes which are constantly forgotten or ignored. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man ii. ii. 216 The morality of most moralists, ancient and modern, has been one solid and polished cataract of platitudes flowing for ever and ever. 1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. ii. 9 Clean cultivation has so often been quoted as a cure for various insect pests that it has come to be looked upon as a mere platitude. 1965 E. Dahlberg Reasons of Heart 11 The platitude is the vermin of the petit-bourgeoisie. 1990 E. McGrath Charnel House (BNC) 225 The good teacher was a safe man who spoke in mealy-mouthed platitudes, steeped himself in orthodoxy, made obeisance to all the right quarters, [etc.]. 2004 N.Y. Mag. 5 Apr. 33/3 Staring blankly out the car window and rattling off platitudes about what a great city New York is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1762
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