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platt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bland adj Lacking strong flavour; mild or tasteless.
  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.

Senses

platt is used for these senses in English:

  • bland (figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
  • flat (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
  • flat (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
  • trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

bland — full definition

  1. adj Lacking strong flavour; mild or tasteless.
  2. adj Lacking excitement, character, or interest.

flat — full definition

  1. adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  2. adj Unchanging or without variation, especially in sales, tone, or energy.
  3. adj Of a tyre, deflated, usually because of a puncture.
  4. adj Of a drink, having lost its fizz.
  5. adj In music, lower in pitch than the correct note, or (of a written note) lowered by a semitone.

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