# platitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplatɪˌtjuːd/ · frequency rank #78,026

## Definitions
1. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
3. Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.
4. Unoriginality; triteness.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French platitude, from plat (“flat”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/platitude