platitude
French → English
(Aesthetics) Flatness: the quality of being dull, unoriginal, or lacking artistic relief.
La platitude de son style littéraire rend la lecture de ce roman très ennuyeuse.
(English) The flatness of his literary style makes reading this novel very boring.
Ce vin manque de caractère et d'arômes, il est d'une platitude extrême.
(English) This wine lacks character and aromas; it is extremely flat.
(Speech) Platitude: a trite or obvious remark presented as if it were original.
Le politicien n'a fait que débiter des platitudes morales pendant tout son discours.
(English) The politician did nothing but spout moral platitudes throughout his speech.
Au lieu de proposer des solutions, il se contente de répéter des platitudes banales.
(English) Instead of proposing solutions, he is content to repeat banal platitudes.
Entry ID: fr:en:platitude · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary