platitude

platitude

Plat­ti­t;­de, Pla­ti­tude, die;

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Betonung
Plattit;de
Lautschrift
Bei der Schreibung „Plattit;de“:
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Bei der Schreibung „Platitude“:

Bedeutung ;
nichtssagende, abgedroschene Redewendung; Plattheit

Beispiel
sich in Plattitue;den ergehen

platitude
American 

[plat-i-tood, -tyood]
/ ;pl;t ;;tud, -;tyud /
noun
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.

Synonyms:
truism, clich;
the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite.

the platitude of most political oratory.

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Wer sich sogar auf Hochdeutsch in in Plattitue;den ergeht, faellt flach ... : Karl Kraus



platitude
British 
/ ;pl;t;;tju;d /
noun
a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace

staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness

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Other Word Forms
platitudinous adjective
Etymology
Origin of platitude
First recorded in 1805–15; from French: literally, “flatness,” equivalent to plat “flat” ( plate 1 ) + -itude -tude ( def. )

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You won’t find any of the good-natured platitudes of a body swap comedy like “Freakier Friday” here.

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The danger is that these platitudes ignore human and organizational psychology, the real thoughts buried in the workplace.

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The emptiness of such platitudes in this moment leaves much to be desired.

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What makes the upcoming pageantry and platitudes remarkable is the country’s mood.

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But amid the platitudes, sadness and shock is calcifying into anger and tension.

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