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banality

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

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noun, plural ba·nal·i·ties.

the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.

an instance of this: We sat around the dinner table exchanging banalities.

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Word Origin and History for banality

n.

1861, triteness, from French banalité "banality, commonplace," from banal (see banal).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper