Antonyms for platitude

Grammar : Noun

Spell : plat-i-tood, -tyood

Phonetic Transcription : ˈplæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

Definition of platitude

Origin : 1812, "dullness," from French platitude "flatness, vapidness" (late 17c.), from Old French plat "flat" (see plateau (n.)); formed on analogy of latitude, etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815. Related: Platitudinous. Hence platitudinarian (n.), 1855; platitudinize (1867).

noun dull, overused saying

Example sentences :

To a Frenchman, everything is a platitude that is not a paradox.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

A platitude that nobody has expressed and that nobody has acted on is a great truth.
Extract from : « The Ghost in the White House » by Gerald Stanley Lee

It is tolerated to-day for no other reason than that it has cornered the platitude market.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

When I awoke from my reverie the Reverend Mr. Platitude was quitting the apartment.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

Mr. Platitude was filled with wrath, and abused Dissenters in most unmeasured terms.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

I speak advisedly,” said he, in continuation, “there is one Platitude.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

I wanted to quote that Latin platitude about who watches the watchers.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

That sounds like the barest sort of platitude, but have patience.
Extract from : « Hidden from the Prudent » by Paul Jones

It is proverbial, but the man who is running this game has made it look like a platitude.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

The platitude was the best that I could muster to my tongue.
Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin

Synonyms for platitude

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