noun
banality
buh-NA-lih-tee
noun
1
The quality of being dull, unoriginal, and overly familiar.
"The banality of the small talk made the meeting drag on."
"Critics pointed to the banality of the film's plot."
How to Use Banality
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of being boringly ordinary or unoriginal.
Common pairings
the banality of evil
sheer banality
Word Forms
banalities plural
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Etymology
From French banalité, built from banal plus the noun ending -ity.