Plattitüde
dieNounplatitude, banality
English translations
- 01
platitude
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine abgedroschene, banale Aussage oder Bemerkung, die keine neue Information oder Einsicht bietet.
- English meaning
- Platitude
- Synonym
- Banalität, Gemeinplatz
- German example
- Seine Rede war voller Plattitüden und enthielt keine originellen Gedanken.
- English example
- His speech was full of platitudes and contained no original thoughts.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Plattitüde
- Plural Form
- die Plattitüden
Related words
- plattitudes
Plattitüden
- Allgemeinplatz
Cliché
Example sentences with “Plattitüde”
Er redet nur in Plattitüden. (He only speaks in platitudes.)
Frequently asked questions
How do I use 'Plattitüde' correctly?
Use it to describe a statement that is unoriginal and lacks depth, often used to dismiss someone's argument.