Plattheit

German

Etymology

From platt (“banal, dull”) +‎ -heit (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Plattheit f (genitive Plattheit, plural Plattheiten)

  1. flatness, being bland
  2. platitude, cliché
    Synonyms: Plattitüde, Floskel

Declension

Declension of Plattheit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Plattheit die Plattheiten
genitive einer der Plattheit der Plattheiten
dative einer der Plattheit den Plattheiten
accusative eine die Plattheit die Plattheiten

Further reading

  • “Plattheit” in Duden online
  • “Plattheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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