Monday, 20 May 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Platitude

plat-i-tude



noun :: The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.



noun :: A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.



"A trite platitude about his not caring to lose her was on his lips, but he refrained from uttering it." -- London, Jack

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