1. (n.) A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace, a clich?\.

abstraction banality bromide chestnut cliche commonplace commonplace expression corn familiar tune general idea generalization generalized proposition glittering generality hackneyed expression hackneyed saying inanity insipidity lieu commun locus communis mawkishness old joke old saw old song old story prosaicism prosaism prose reiteration retold story rubber stamp sentimentality shibboleth stereotyped saying sweeping statement tag tired cliche trite saying triticism truism twice-told tale vapidity