platitude — meaning in English

English meaning

• cliché noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
• flatness noun The state of being flat
• platitude noun An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

Senses

platitude is used for these senses in English:

• cliché (rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]
• flatness The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
• flatness The state of being bland : dullness

cliché — full definition

1. noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
2. noun A situation, character or feature so predictable that it feels stale.
3. adjective So overused as to have lost its impact. Often written clichéd.

flatness — full definition

1. noun The state of being flat
2. noun The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
3. noun The state of being bland : dullness
4. noun Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen

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