banality
pronunciation
How to pronounce banality in British English:
UK [bəˈnæləti]
How to pronounce banality in American English:
US [bəˈnælɪti, be-]
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- Noun:
- a trite or obvious remark
Word Origin
- banality (n.)
- 1861, triteness, from French banalité "banality, commonplace," from banal (see banal).
Example
- 1. The danger of banality is an insidious one .
- 2. If finding banality was surprising for arendt , it is now what we expect and what everywhere surrounds us .
- 3. The mass graves , the details of torture , the bureaucratisation of abuse . The pure banality of evil .
- 4. Once they have done this , any banality in the actual meaning is camouflaged .
- 5. They have been heavily criticised for the banality of their designs .