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platitudeness

platitudeness noun: the quality of being platitudinous; platitudinousness.

Noun

platitudeness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) The quality of being platitudinous; platitudinousness.
    • Notwithstanding the platitudeness of the comment that teacher education is a complex issue, and while accepting in advance the merit of many of the points made in other papers in this yearbook, the major thesis of this paper is that the policies and programs of teacher education institutions have...1978, Yearbook - Canadian Society for the Study of Education, page 28
    • BOMBER BILLY: Look here! Are you promoltigating your exorditation or articulating superficial sentimentality and amicable philosophical observation? Beware of platitudeness and ponderosity and learn to respect my intergrity.2006, Christine Matzke, Geoffrey V. Davis, Of Minstrelsy and Masks: The Legacy of Ezenwa-Ohaeto in Nigerian Writing, Rodopi, →ISBN, page 122

Origin of platitudeness

From platitude + -ness.

Questions about platitudeness

What does platitudeness mean?
Platitudeness means the quality of being platitudinous; platitudinousness.
What part of speech is platitudeness?
Platitudeness is a noun.

Words near platitudeness in the dictionary

  1. platinumsmiths
  2. platinumware
  3. platisma
  4. platitude
  5. Platitude Pete
  6. platitudeness
  7. platitudes
  8. platitudinal
  9. platitudinally
  10. platitudinarian
  11. platitudinarianism

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