comment vs platitude

platitude vs comment

comment and platitude both are nouns.

comment is a verb but platitude is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No
platitude	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, platitude is a hyponym of comment; that is, platitude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:

comment: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
platitude: a trite or obvious remark

Other hyponyms of comment include ad-lib, courtesy, gambit, ploy, obiter dictum, passing comment, mention, reference, observation, reflection, reflexion, rib, crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam, conversation stopper, stopper, banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, zinger.

comment (noun)	platitude (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information	a trite or obvious remark
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment (verb)	platitude (verb)
make or write a comment on
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something

Difference between comment and platitude

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