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banality

[ buh-nal-i-tee, bey- ]

noun

plural banalities.
  1. the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality:

    the banality of everyday life.

  2. an instance of this:

    We sat around the dinner table exchanging banalities.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of banality1

First recorded in 1815–25; from French ²ú²¹²Ô²¹±ô¾±³Ùé, equivalent to banal ( def ) + -ity ( def )
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A sweet moron, but a moron nonetheless, which is evident as soon as Pattinson starts squeaking banalities in a nasal gasp that sounds as though he’s never gotten enough oxygen to his brain.

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Just as Allfrey’s photographs were “crowded with lifetimes,†so is Russell’s novel, a work suffused with the “mystery of kindness†and the banality of violence.

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Everett speaks like a woman who recognizes the banality of the alternative.

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Despite their separation, this slight, softly-spoken woman has frequently attended the trial and said it had exposed the “banality†of abuse.

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In Jeremy Saulnier’s “Rebel Ridge,†a “Ramboâ€-inspired riff on racial profiling and the insidious banality of evil baked into American policing, the filmmaker demonstrates his mastery of the taut action thriller.

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