platitude in French
platitude in French is platitude — platitude means a remark that sounds wise but has been repeated so often it no longer means much.
platitude in French
platitude
What does "platitude" mean?
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noun A remark that sounds wise but has been repeated so often it no longer means much.
"For most of the past three decades, the natural world was treated almost as an afterthought by world leaders. If discussed at all, it was with platitudes about the need to save polar bears and tigers."
- noun A statement that is obviously true and therefore not worth making.
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noun A lack of change or excitement; dullness.
"With the photograph, we enter into flat death. One day, leaving one of my classes, someone said to me with disdain, "You talk about death very flatly." — As if the horror of Death were not precisely its platitude!"
- noun The quality of being dull and unoriginal.
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- For most of the past three decades, the natural world was treated almost as an afterthought by world leaders. If discussed at all, it was with platitudes about the need to save polar bears and tigers.
- With the photograph, we enter into flat death. One day, leaving one of my classes, someone said to me with disdain, "You talk about death very flatly." — As if the horror of Death were not precisely its platitude!
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What is "platitude" in French?
"platitude" in French is platitude. platitude means: A remark that sounds wise but has been repeated so often it no longer means much.
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