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PLATITUDE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does platitude mean?

• PLATITUDE (noun)
The noun PLATITUDE has 1 sense:

1. a trite or obvious remark

Familiarity information: PLATITUDE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PLATITUDE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A trite or obvious remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

banality; cliche; commonplace; platitude; bromide

Hypernyms ("platitude" is a kind of...):

comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)

truism (an obvious truth)

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