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platitude in Portuguese

platitude in Portuguese is platitude, lugar-comum, chavão — platitude means an often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

platitude in Portuguese

platitude
noun
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
lugar-comum
noun
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
chavão
noun
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
clichê
noun
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
banalidade
noun
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
platitude
noun
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.

What does "platitude" mean?

  1. noun An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
  2. noun A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  3. noun Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.
  4. noun Unoriginality; triteness.
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What is "platitude" in Portuguese?

"platitude" in Portuguese is platitude, lugar-comum, chavão. platitude means: An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

Are there other ways to say "platitude" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 5 translations listed for "platitude": platitude, lugar-comum, chavão, clichê, banalidade.

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