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Platitude vs Cliche - What's the difference?

platitude | cliche |

Cliche is a synonym of platitude.



As nouns the difference between platitude and cliche

is that platitude is an often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché while cliché is something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.

platitude

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a .
  • * 1918 — , ch XI
  • Beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness. It is a platitude , of course.
  • Unoriginality; triteness.
  • *'>citation
  • A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  • Synonyms

    * * See also

    cliche

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cliche

    Noun

    (wikipedia cliché) (en noun)
  • Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
  • The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché .
  • (printing) A stereotype (printing plate).
  • Usage notes

    * The alternative spelling .)

    Synonyms

    * platitude * stereotype * See also

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