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platitudinous
plat·i·tude P0361000 (plăt′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché.2. Lack of originality; triteness: "a passage of platitude which no critical prejudgment can force us to admire" (Edgar Allan Poe).
[French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.]
plat′i·tu′di·nous (-to͞od′n-əs, -tyo͞od′-), plat′i·tu′di·nal (-to͞od′n-əl, -tyo͞od′-) adj.plat′i·tu′di·nous·ly adv.plat•i•tu•di•nous (ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud-)
adj. 1. characterized by or given to platitudes. 2. of the nature of or resembling a platitude. [1855–60] plat`i•tu′di•nous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | platitudinous - dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons"corny, platitudinal, bromidicunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham |
platitudinousadjectiveWithout freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.Translations
platitudinous
Related to platitudinous: unequivocallySynonyms for platitudinousadj without freshness or appeal because of overuseSynonyms- banal
- bromidic
- clichéd
- commonplace
- corny
- hackneyed
- musty
- overused
- overworked
- platitudinal
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- trite
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn-out
Synonyms for platitudinousadj dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originalitySynonyms- corny
- platitudinal
- bromidic
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