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platitude.

An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈplatɪˌtjuːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplatɪˌtʃuːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplætɪˌt(j)ud/General-American/ˈplatɪˌtjʉd/Scotland
  1. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

    countable
  2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

    countable
  3. Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.

    uncountable
  4. Unoriginality; triteness.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French platitude, from plat (“flat”).

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