platitudinal

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adjective

Characterized by banality or triteness.

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platitudinousbromidiccornyunoriginal
OriginLatin -tūdin- →
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Meanings

adjectiveplatitudinal (comparative more platitudinal, superlative most platitudinal)

comparative more platitudinal · superlative most platitudinal

  1. Characterized by banality or triteness.

    Synonyms: platitudinous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacterized by banality or triteness.

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platitudinous

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

Similar
bromidiccornyplatitudinousunoriginal
Also see
bromidiccornyplatitudinousunoriginal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latin-tūdin-
  2. Englishplatitudinal

From platitude + -al on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinal, from Latin -tūdin- + -al, the oblique stem of -tūdō.

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APA

platitudinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platitudinal

MLA

“platitudinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platitudinal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platitudinal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platitudinal.

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