Feminine
Floskel
Meaning
- (feminine) a standardised, hackneyed or meaningless expression, turn of phrase
- (feminine) platitude, truism, cliché
Concepts
empty phrase
flowery phrase
Synonyms
Redeblume
Worthülse
Platitude
nichtssagende Redensart
nichts sagende Redensart
leeres Stroh
Leerformel
sinnentleerte Chiffre
Sprachhülse
hohle Phrase
einfache Formel
feststehende Redensart
leeres Gerede
Wortschwall
Translations
platitude
bromur
formule toute faite figure de rhétorique
frase vuota frase retorica
κοινοτοπίαEtymology
In summary
17th century, from Latin flosculus (“flowery expression”). The feminine singular is a backformation from the plural.
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