Platitude
Pronunciation : Plat"i*tude
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., from plat flat. See Plate.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language. To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of infinite platitude. Motley.
2. A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913