noun🔗ShareAn often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché."His graduation speech was full of platitudes about following your dreams, but it didn't offer any real, practical advice. "languagephilosophycommunicationwritingliteraturestatementwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.""My mother's comment about how 'everything happens for a reason' was just a platitude; it didn't really help me understand why I failed my exam." "philosophystatementlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlatness."The graduation speech was full of platitudes about working hard and following your dreams, but it didn't offer any real advice. "philosophylanguagestatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnoriginality; triteness.""My mother's advice about always trying hard was just a platitude; I'd heard it countless times before." "languagecommunicationstylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
