Word of the day
platitude
1. a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
“he masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more”
noun
/ˈplædəˌtud/
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"The politician's entire campaign speech was a _____ string of platitudes about freedom and unity."
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- commonplace
- truism
- insight
- novelty
- coinage
- cliché
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Find a word related to platitude
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