Plate, n.
- 1. Lamina, layer.
- 2. Dish, platter.
- 3. Plate armor.
- 4. Silverware.
- 5. Engraving.
Plateau, n. Plain (elevate), table-land.
Plate-iron, n. Rolled iron.
Plate-powder, n. Rouge-powder.
Platina, n.
- 1. Platinum.
- 2. Twisted silver-wire.
Platitude, n.
- 1. Insipidity, flatness, dulness, mawkishness.
- 2. Truism, trite remark.
- 3. Twaddle, verbiage, palaver, trash, chatter, stuff, fudge, nonsense, moonshine, flummery, wish-wash,
balderdash, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.
Platitudinous, a. Stale, trite, flat, dull, insipid.
Platonic, a.
- 1. Academic, of Plato.
- 2. Contemplative, speculative, philosophical, theoretical.
- 3. Passionless, impassible, unimpressible, cold, apathetic, cool, calm, serene.