Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - platitude
Связанные словари
Platitude
platitude
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
noun Etymology: French, from plat flat, dull Date: 1812 1. the quality or state of being dull or insipid 2. a banal, trite, or stale remark ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 a trite or commonplace remark, esp. one solemnly delivered. 2 the use of platitudes; dullness, insipidity. Derivatives platitudinize v.intr. (also -ise). platitudinous adj. Etymology: F f. plat flat, after certitude, multitudinous, etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ n a statement that has been made many times before and is not interesting or clever (a typical politician's speech, full of platitudes) - platitudinous adj platonic ~ adj a relationship that is platonic is just friendly or affectionate, not a sexual relationship - platonically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1812, from Fr. platitude "flatness, vapidness," from O.Fr. plat "flat" (see plate). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1158 | |
2 | 814 | |
3 | 777 | |
4 | 776 | |
5 | 734 | |
6 | 703 | |
7 | 698 | |
8 | 694 | |
9 | 666 | |
10 | 659 | |
11 | 655 | |
12 | 636 | |
13 | 636 | |
14 | 622 | |
15 | 617 | |
16 | 609 | |
17 | 607 | |
18 | 603 | |
19 | 602 | |
20 | 601 |