platitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce platitude in British English:
UK [ˈplætɪtju:d]
How to pronounce platitude in American English:
US [ˈplætɪtud]
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- Noun:
- a trite or obvious remark
Word Origin
- platitude (n.)
- 1812, "dullness," from French platitude "flatness, vapidness" (late 17c.), from Old French plat "flat" (see plateau (n.)); formed on analogy of latitude, etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815. Related: Platitudinous. Hence platitudinarian (n.), 1855; platitudinize (1867).
Example
- 1. How to improve college English teaching is a platitude but the significance of doing so can \'t be neglected .
- 2. The talk is no more than a platitude .
- 3. Scale is a platitude problem of geomorphology .
- 4. I am the champion of the platitude .
- 5. The credit risk management in business banks is not only a platitude but also a new problem lying before every bank manager and executive .