banality
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: bənăl'ĭti, IPA(key): /bəˈnælɨti/
- Rhymes: -ælɨti
- enPR: bānăl'ĭti, IPA(key): /beɪˈnælɨti/
- Rhymes: -ælɨti
Noun
banality (countable and uncountable, plural banalities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being banal.
- (countable) Something which is banal.
Synonyms
- (partial): bathos
Related terms
Translations
quality of being banal
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Further reading
- banality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- banality in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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