Definition of opportunistic infection in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of opportunistic infection. What does opportunistic infection mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word opportunistic infection. Information about opportunistic infection in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
Definition of 'ploy'. ploy (plÉÉª ) A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves. Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.
platitude. n. 1. a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace. 2. staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness.[C19: from French, literally: flatness, from plat flat].ack of originality; triteness: a passage of platitude which no critical prejudgment can force us to admire (Edgar Allan Poe). [French, from. , flat, from Old French; see plate .]. platâ²iÂ·tuâ²diÂ·nous (-toÍodâ²n-És, -tyoÍodâ²-) , platâ²iÂ·tuâ²diÂ·nal (-toÍodâ²n-Él, -tyoÍodâ²-) adj. platâ²iÂ·tuâ²diÂ·nousÂ·ly adv.