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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platitude

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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase

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"The politician's entire campaign speech was a _____ string of platitudes about freedom and unity."

Select three words related to platitude

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  • commonplace
  • truism
  • insight
  • novelty
  • coinage
  • cliché

Choose the phrase that uses platitude correctly

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Find a word related to platitude

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