platitudinal
- adjective
- /ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/
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platitudinario
- Her platitudinal comments during the meeting failed to impress her colleagues.
Examples
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His speech was filled with platitudinal phrases that bored the audience.
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The candidate's speech was disappointingly platitudinal, offering little in the way of innovative ideas.
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Despite its platitudinal tone, the essay was graded highly for its structure.
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Don't you think that these platitudinal comments are unhelpful?
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His speech was filled with platitudinal phrases that failed to inspire the audience.
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Many critics dismissed the movie as platitudinal, filled with clichés and predictable plot twists.
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She often makes platitudinal comments that do not add any depth to the discussion.
Synonyms
81
5.8
Not original and trying to be touching but it feels silly
26
6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
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7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
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5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
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7.6
No longer original or interesting because people use it so often
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5.1
Showing the same thing again and again in a boring way
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4.6
A phrase or idea used so often that it is no longer interesting
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7.6
An answer that is too simple and seems not sincere
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6.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it is no longer interesting
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5.4
Not new because people use it too often and it is easy to guess
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4.7
A phrase or idea used so often that it no longer seems new
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9.9
Full of old or obvious ideas that seem important
Boring because it uses words or ideas people hear many times
Antonyms
How Trite
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Platitudinal comes from platitude, from an old root meaning 'flat', which you can see in the simple word flat. So a platitudinal remark is 'flat' in the sense of being dull, tired, and too ordinary.