banality
The quality of being banalThe quality of being banal.
» Tom detests sandwiches because of their banality.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The quality of being banal.
Banalität
бана́льностьbanálʹnostʹ
(countable)Something which is banal.
Banalität
бана́льностьbanálʹnostʹ
(countable, historical, rare, uncountable)A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
- a trite or obvious remark
Examples
4 sentencesTom detests sandwiches because of their banality.
The lecturer talked for forty-five minutes about banalities.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
Is it mere coincidence that "banality", when anagrammed, reads "Ban Italy"?
ruСлучайное ли совпадение, что из banality перестановкой букв получается Ban Italy? — Ooneykcall
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity.From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity.
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Forms
plural: banalities| Singular | banality |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a trite or obvious remark:platitudeclichecommonplacebromide
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable