|
|
Definition of Platitude
1. Noun. A trite or obvious remark.
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark, Truism
Derivative terms: Banal, Commonplace, Platitudinous
Definition of Platitude
1. n. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.
Definition of Platitude
1. Noun. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché. ¹
2. Noun. Unoriginality; triteness. ¹
3. Noun. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Platitude
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platitude
Literary usage of Platitude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romany Rye: A Sequel to Lavengro by George Henry Borrow (1872)
"The man in black and Mr. platitude were walking up and down the yard, Mr.
platitude was doing his best to make himself appear ridiculous, talking very ..."
2. John Marshall: Life, Character and Judicial Services as Portrayed in the by John Forrest Dillon (1903)
"A platitude that even the incipient law student could answer off-hand. But when
John Marshall first said it, it was new, and it is a platitude to-day ..."
3. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"Proverb and platitude No'people, save perhaps the Spaniards, ... The American
literature of "inspirational" platitude is enormous and almost unique. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Above all, the style is deplorable, and but seldom escapes platitude and solecism.
The fifteenth was, as a whole, the great century of the mysteries; ..."
5. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"platitude told us that the subeditor was not a gentleman. ... Poor young platitude !
He took the slips off without waiting for an answer. ..."
6. Fallacies: A View of Logic from the Practical Side by Alfred Sidgwick (1884)
"But more commonly it is the result of much the same state of mind as that which
leads to platitude. We have already had occasion to notice the nature of the ..."
7. The Romany Rye: A Sequel to Lavengro by George Henry Borrow (1872)
"The man in black and Mr. platitude were walking up and down the yard, Mr.
platitude was doing his best to make himself appear ridiculous, talking very ..."
8. John Marshall: Life, Character and Judicial Services as Portrayed in the by John Forrest Dillon (1903)
"A platitude that even the incipient law student could answer off-hand. But when
John Marshall first said it, it was new, and it is a platitude to-day ..."
9. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"Proverb and platitude No'people, save perhaps the Spaniards, ... The American
literature of "inspirational" platitude is enormous and almost unique. ..."
10. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Above all, the style is deplorable, and but seldom escapes platitude and solecism.
The fifteenth was, as a whole, the great century of the mysteries; ..."
11. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"platitude told us that the subeditor was not a gentleman. ... Poor young platitude !
He took the slips off without waiting for an answer. ..."
12. Fallacies: A View of Logic from the Practical Side by Alfred Sidgwick (1884)
"But more commonly it is the result of much the same state of mind as that which
leads to platitude. We have already had occasion to notice the nature of the ..."
Other Resources:
