platitude
plat·i·tude / ˈplatiˌt(y)oōd/ • n. a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful: she began uttering liberal platitudes. ∎ the quality of being dull, ordinary, or trite: educators willing to violate the bounds of platitude.DERIVATIVES: plat·i·tu·di·nize / ˌplatiˈt(y)oōdnˌīz/ v.plat·i·tu·di·nous / ˌplatiˈt(y)oōdn-əs/ adj.
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