Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platitudinarian

/ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plat-i-tu-di-nar-i-an
IPA: /ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.

Example Sentences

"Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Hallite to the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/
British English: /ˌplatɪˌtjuːdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

platitudinarians (plural)

Derived Forms

platitudinarianism

Frequently Paired Words

platitude platitudinal platitudinally platitudinisation platitudinise platitudiniser platitudinization platitudinize

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce platitudinarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does platitudinarian mean?: One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.
Where does platitudinarian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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