platitudinal

Thân thiện

The speaker's platitudinal advice offered no real help.

Definition

Adjective: - Dull, tiresome, and lacking originality: Describes something, especially a statement or idea, that is boring and unoriginal because it has been said or used too many times, yet it is presented as if it were meaningful or new.

Usage

• Used to criticize remarks, writing, speeches, or ideas that are clichéd and trite.
• Often implies that the speaker or writer is being insincere, lazy, or unthinking by using overused expressions.

Examples

• The politician's speech was filled with promises about hope and change, offering no concrete plans.
• I found the article's advice to be rather , simply repeating common sayings without any deep insight.
• His feedback was disappointingly , consisting of nothing more than tired clichés.

Advanced Usage

• Platitudinous thinking: Refers to a habitual pattern of thought that relies on clichés and oversimplifications.
  • The debate suffered from platitudinous thinking, with neither side moving beyond slogan-based arguments.

Variants and Related Words

• Platitude (n): The clichéd or trite remark itself.
  • "Every cloud has a silver lining" is a common platitude.
• Platitudinously (adv): In a platitudinal manner.
  • He spoke platitudinously about the importance of teamwork.

Synonyms

• Bromidic: Dull and lacking originality (very close synonym).
• Trite: Overused and consequently lacking in freshness or effectiveness.
• Cliched: Characterized by the use of clichés; stereotyped.
• Hackneyed: Made commonplace or trite by overuse.

Antonyms

• Original: Fresh and innovative; not derived from something else.
• Profound: Having deep meaning or insight.
• Novel: New and not resembling something formerly known or used.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
   • bromidic sermons

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bromidic
• corny
• platitudinous