The fundamental element and special glory of popular literature. A thought that snores in words that smoke. The wisdom of a million fools in the diction of a dullard. A fossil sentiment in artificial rock. A moral without the fable. All that is mortal of a departed truth. A demi-tasse of milk-and-mortality. The Pope's-nose of a featherless peacock. A jelly-fish withering on the shore of the sea of thought. The cackle surviving the egg. A desiccated epigram.
The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.
A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.
1. the quality or state of being dull or insipid 2. a banal, trite or stale remark.
a bromide; an unremarkable statement delivered as if it were profound
a banal or stale remark; a commonplace or trite remark or idea, especially one uttered as if it were original or momentous.
a trite or obvious remark
a boring, meaningless, and unoriginal remark
a cliche, an over used expression that has lost it's value through constant repetition
a trite, overused saying, a cliche usually offered as advice or wisdom
A platitude is a trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement that is presented as if it were significant and original. The word derives from plat, the French word for "flat". Whether any given statement is considered to have meaning or not is highly subjective, so platitude is often — but not always — used as a pejorative term to describe seemingly profound statements that a certain person views as unoriginal or shallow.
