platitude in German
platitude in German is Plattitüde, Floskel, Gemeinplatz — platitude means a remark that sounds wise but has been repeated so often it no longer means much.
platitude in German
Plattitüde
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
Floskel
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
Gemeinplatz
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
Klischee
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
Plattitüde
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
Banalität
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
Abgedroschenheit
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
Binse
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
Binsenwahrheit
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
Binsenweisheit
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
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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platitude in a sentence
- 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 German?
"platitude" in German is Plattitüde, Floskel, Gemeinplatz. platitude means: A remark that sounds wise but has been repeated so often it no longer means much.
Are there other ways to say "platitude" in German?
Yes — German has 9 translations listed for "platitude": Plattitüde, Floskel, Gemeinplatz, Klischee, Banalität, Abgedroschenheit.
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