banality

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The quality of being banal.
2. (countable) Something which is banal.
3. (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.

Synonyms

platitude

commonplace

triteness

bromide

truism

cliche

triviality

nothingness

mediocrity

trivialization

unoriginality

banalization

cliched

self-evident truth

banalisation

commonness

despicability

dullness

foregone conclusion

mediocre

obviousness

ordinariness

trite

Translations

Banalität

banalité

banalidad

banalitat

banalità

banalidade

banaliteit

κοινοτοπία

cliché

luogo comune

Plattitüde

perogrullada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈnælɪti/

Etymology

From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity.