platitude
/ˈplatɪtjuːd//ˈplætɪt(j)ud/
noun
- 1
An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
- 2
A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
- 3
Flatness.
- 4
Unoriginality; triteness.
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