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platitudinarian

/ˌplatɪˌtjuːdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/

platitudinarian noun: one who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.

Noun

platitudinarian (plural platitudinarians)

  1. One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.
    • Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Hallite to the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party.1894, Richard William Murray, South African Reminiscences, page 138

platitudinarian meaning in Kannada

platitudinarian in Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೋಕ್ತಿಗಾರ, ನಾಡಾಡಿ, ಚರ್ವಿತಚರ್ವಣದ ಮಾತನಾಡುವವ

Forms of platitudinarian

pluralplatitudinarians

Origin of platitudinarian

From platitude + -arian on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinarian, from Latin -tūdin- + -arian, the oblique stem of -tūdō.

Words formed from platitudinarian

Words that rhyme with platitudinarian

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Questions about platitudinarian

What does platitudinarian mean?
Platitudinarian means one who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.
What is platitudinarian in Kannada?
Platitudinarian in Kannada is ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೋಕ್ತಿಗಾರ, ನಾಡಾಡಿ, ಚರ್ವಿತಚರ್ವಣದ ಮಾತನಾಡುವವ. See Platitudinarian meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is platitudinarian?
Platitudinarian is a noun.
How do you pronounce platitudinarian?
Platitudinarian is pronounced /ˌplatɪˌtjuːdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of platitudinarian?
The plural of platitudinarian is platitudinarians.

Words near platitudinarian in the dictionary

  1. Platitude Pete
  2. platitudeness
  3. platitudes
  4. platitudinal
  5. platitudinally
  6. platitudinarian
  7. platitudinarianism
  8. platitudinarians
  9. platitudinisation
  10. platitudinise
  11. platitudinised

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