a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.

the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite

the platitude of most political oratory.

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banality , boiler plate , bromide * , buzzword , chestnut * , clich , commonplace , corn * , evenness , familiar tune , flatness , hackneyed saying , high camp , hokum , inanity , insipidity , monotony , motto , old chestnut , old story , potboiler , prosaicism , proverb , saw , shibboleth , stereotype , tag * , triteness , trite remark , triviality , truism , vapidity , verbiage , bromide , cliche , corn