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banality
noun ba·nal·i·ty \bə-ˈna-lə-tē, bā-, also ba-\
: something that is boring or ordinary; especially : an uninteresting statement : a banal remark
: the quality of being ordinary or banal
plural ba·nal·i·ties
Full Definition of BANALITY
1
: something banal : commonplace
2
: the quality or state of being banal
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First Known Use of BANALITY
1861
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Rhymes with BANALITY
anality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
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