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/plat'i toohd'n air"ee euhn, -tyoohd'-/, n.a person who frequently or habitually utters platitudes.[1850-55; PLATITUDIN(OUS) + -ARIAN, perh. on the model of LATITUDINARIAN]
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Platitudinarian — Plat i*tu di*na ri*an, n. One addicted to uttering platitudes, or stale and insipid truisms. A political platitudinarian. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platitudinarian — noun Date: 1855 one given to the use of platitudes … New Collegiate Dictionary
platitudinarian — noun One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing … Wiktionary
platitudinarian — plat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an … English syllables
platitudinarian — plat•i•tu•di•nar•i•an [[t]ˌplæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, ˌtyud [/t]] n. cvb a person who frequently or habitually utters platitudes • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
platitudinarian — noun a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes • Hypernyms: ↑bore, ↑dullard … Useful english dictionary
platitude — n. trite statement. ♦ platitudinarian, n. & a. (person) habitually uttering platitudes. ♦ platitudinize, v.i. utter platitudes. ♦ platitudinous, a … Dictionary of difficult words