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platitude
1812, "dullness," from Fr.
platitude
"flatness, vapidness" (1694), from O.Fr.
plat
"flat" (see
plate
); formed on analogy of
latitude, attitude,
etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815.