Definition of platitude in English:

platitude

noun ˈplatɪtjuːdˈplædəˌt(j)ud

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
she began uttering liberal platitudes
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not enough for Blair simply to utter platitudes.
- This year more than ever, the hack politician's laziest platitude is true: ‘This election is about the future.’
- I agree with Deacon that the platitude that liberals think ‘people are basically good,’ which we all learned in our college government courses, is out of date.
- So says The Knife, who, as their name suggests, are not a conventional band content to offer vacuous platitudes served on a diet of mediocrity.
- But members of the Omagh victims' group are not content with such platitudes.
- That failure could be his Achilles' heel, for whenever he addresses environmental activist groups he offers platitudes, but little promise of action.
- The other two are gratuities, and while one could argue both gratuities and platitudes are pleasantries, that doesn't make one the other.
- They seek to dissolve all concrete issues of history, politics and economics into the ethereal mists of moral platitudes.
- Thinking that a few motivational platitudes and clichés will save them, the rest of the band plod on, uninspired and surrounded by yes men.
- His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’.
- McDonnell's yet-to-be-delivered statement opens with self-serving platitudes and praise for the committee.
- ‘I'm proud of my guys,’ Valentine, the Mets' manager said, offering the platitudes of a loser.
- One critic once said that George Eliot was the only English writer who was into sermonising and moral platitudes.
- Gone are (some of) the moral platitudes, and in their place are actual critiques and questions.
- Here, in one neat package, we have all the liberal platitudes.
- Its unpleasantness must not be buried in moral and philosophical platitudes.
- Cliched platitudes about derby matches may be easy enough to pick up, but there are still occasional communication difficulties between player and manager.
- It's pretty much downhill from there, with everyone speaking in moral platitudes and Hanks looking troubled.
- Mondale just kept serving up affable liberal platitudes.
- No slippery politician was going to give me the kind of straight talk I was looking for, but only politicians and platitudes were on offer.
- They should stop playing to the public gallery by mouthing platitudes and begin thinking seriously about the very nature of crime and punishment.
Synonyms
cliché, truism, commonplace, hackneyed/trite/banal/overworked saying, banality, old chestnut
bromide, inanity, tag

Derivatives

platitudinize

verb platɪˈtjuːdɪnʌɪzˌplædəˈt(j)udnˌaɪz

[no object]

Speak or write in platitudes.
the government dares to platitudinize about democracy and human rights
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the government which dares to platitudinise about democracy, freedom and human rights, even as it colludes in murder and terror of epic proportions.
- So, you will understand if I withdraw myself from such disgusting platitudinising.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from plat 'flat'.

Rhymes

attitude, beatitude, gratitude, latitude

Definition of platitude in US English:

platitude

nounˈpladəˌt(y)o͞odˈplædəˌt(j)ud

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
she began uttering liberal platitudes
Example sentencesExamples
- It's pretty much downhill from there, with everyone speaking in moral platitudes and Hanks looking troubled.
- But members of the Omagh victims' group are not content with such platitudes.
- Here, in one neat package, we have all the liberal platitudes.
- McDonnell's yet-to-be-delivered statement opens with self-serving platitudes and praise for the committee.
- Gone are (some of) the moral platitudes, and in their place are actual critiques and questions.
- His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’.
- Cliched platitudes about derby matches may be easy enough to pick up, but there are still occasional communication difficulties between player and manager.
- So says The Knife, who, as their name suggests, are not a conventional band content to offer vacuous platitudes served on a diet of mediocrity.
- Mondale just kept serving up affable liberal platitudes.
- One critic once said that George Eliot was the only English writer who was into sermonising and moral platitudes.
- The other two are gratuities, and while one could argue both gratuities and platitudes are pleasantries, that doesn't make one the other.
- No slippery politician was going to give me the kind of straight talk I was looking for, but only politicians and platitudes were on offer.
- ‘I'm proud of my guys,’ Valentine, the Mets' manager said, offering the platitudes of a loser.
- Thinking that a few motivational platitudes and clichés will save them, the rest of the band plod on, uninspired and surrounded by yes men.
- Its unpleasantness must not be buried in moral and philosophical platitudes.
- They seek to dissolve all concrete issues of history, politics and economics into the ethereal mists of moral platitudes.
- They should stop playing to the public gallery by mouthing platitudes and begin thinking seriously about the very nature of crime and punishment.
- That failure could be his Achilles' heel, for whenever he addresses environmental activist groups he offers platitudes, but little promise of action.
- I agree with Deacon that the platitude that liberals think ‘people are basically good,’ which we all learned in our college government courses, is out of date.
- It is not enough for Blair simply to utter platitudes.
- This year more than ever, the hack politician's laziest platitude is true: ‘This election is about the future.’
Synonyms
cliché, truism, commonplace, banal saying, hackneyed saying, overworked saying, trite saying, banality, old chestnut

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from plat ‘flat’.

单词	platitude
释义	Definition of platitude in English: platitude noun ˈplatɪtjuːdˈplædəˌt(j)ud A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. she began uttering liberal platitudes Example sentencesExamples It is not enough for Blair simply to utter platitudes. This year more than ever, the hack politician's laziest platitude is true: ‘This election is about the future.’ I agree with Deacon that the platitude that liberals think ‘people are basically good,’ which we all learned in our college government courses, is out of date. So says The Knife, who, as their name suggests, are not a conventional band content to offer vacuous platitudes served on a diet of mediocrity. But members of the Omagh victims' group are not content with such platitudes. That failure could be his Achilles' heel, for whenever he addresses environmental activist groups he offers platitudes, but little promise of action. The other two are gratuities, and while one could argue both gratuities and platitudes are pleasantries, that doesn't make one the other. They seek to dissolve all concrete issues of history, politics and economics into the ethereal mists of moral platitudes. Thinking that a few motivational platitudes and clichés will save them, the rest of the band plod on, uninspired and surrounded by yes men. His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’. McDonnell's yet-to-be-delivered statement opens with self-serving platitudes and praise for the committee. ‘I'm proud of my guys,’ Valentine, the Mets' manager said, offering the platitudes of a loser. One critic once said that George Eliot was the only English writer who was into sermonising and moral platitudes. Gone are (some of) the moral platitudes, and in their place are actual critiques and questions. Here, in one neat package, we have all the liberal platitudes. Its unpleasantness must not be buried in moral and philosophical platitudes. Cliched platitudes about derby matches may be easy enough to pick up, but there are still occasional communication difficulties between player and manager. It's pretty much downhill from there, with everyone speaking in moral platitudes and Hanks looking troubled. Mondale just kept serving up affable liberal platitudes. No slippery politician was going to give me the kind of straight talk I was looking for, but only politicians and platitudes were on offer. They should stop playing to the public gallery by mouthing platitudes and begin thinking seriously about the very nature of crime and punishment. Synonyms cliché, truism, commonplace, hackneyed/trite/banal/overworked saying, banality, old chestnut bromide, inanity, tag Derivatives platitudinize verb platɪˈtjuːdɪnʌɪzˌplædəˈt(j)udnˌaɪz [no object] Speak or write in platitudes. the government dares to platitudinize about democracy and human rights Example sentencesExamples This is the government which dares to platitudinise about democracy, freedom and human rights, even as it colludes in murder and terror of epic proportions. So, you will understand if I withdraw myself from such disgusting platitudinising. Origin Early 19th century: from French, from plat 'flat'. Rhymes attitude, beatitude, gratitude, latitude Definition of platitude in US English: platitude nounˈpladəˌt(y)o͞odˈplædəˌt(j)ud A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. she began uttering liberal platitudes Example sentencesExamples It's pretty much downhill from there, with everyone speaking in moral platitudes and Hanks looking troubled. But members of the Omagh victims' group are not content with such platitudes. Here, in one neat package, we have all the liberal platitudes. McDonnell's yet-to-be-delivered statement opens with self-serving platitudes and praise for the committee. Gone are (some of) the moral platitudes, and in their place are actual critiques and questions. His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’. Cliched platitudes about derby matches may be easy enough to pick up, but there are still occasional communication difficulties between player and manager. So says The Knife, who, as their name suggests, are not a conventional band content to offer vacuous platitudes served on a diet of mediocrity. Mondale just kept serving up affable liberal platitudes. One critic once said that George Eliot was the only English writer who was into sermonising and moral platitudes. The other two are gratuities, and while one could argue both gratuities and platitudes are pleasantries, that doesn't make one the other. No slippery politician was going to give me the kind of straight talk I was looking for, but only politicians and platitudes were on offer. ‘I'm proud of my guys,’ Valentine, the Mets' manager said, offering the platitudes of a loser. Thinking that a few motivational platitudes and clichés will save them, the rest of the band plod on, uninspired and surrounded by yes men. Its unpleasantness must not be buried in moral and philosophical platitudes. They seek to dissolve all concrete issues of history, politics and economics into the ethereal mists of moral platitudes. They should stop playing to the public gallery by mouthing platitudes and begin thinking seriously about the very nature of crime and punishment. That failure could be his Achilles' heel, for whenever he addresses environmental activist groups he offers platitudes, but little promise of action. I agree with Deacon that the platitude that liberals think ‘people are basically good,’ which we all learned in our college government courses, is out of date. It is not enough for Blair simply to utter platitudes. This year more than ever, the hack politician's laziest platitude is true: ‘This election is about the future.’ Synonyms cliché, truism, commonplace, banal saying, hackneyed saying, overworked saying, trite saying, banality, old chestnut Origin Early 19th century: from French, from plat ‘flat’.
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