Definitions for Banality
ba·nal·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromidenoun

   a trite or obvious remark

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1. banalitynoun

   The quality of being banal.

2. banalitynoun

   Something which is banal.

3. Etymology: From banalité, from banal; see banal.

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1. banality

   In the Middle Ages, the ban (Latin bannus or bannum, German Bann) or banality (French banalité) was originally the power to command men in war and evolved into the general authority to order and to punish. As such, it was the basis for the raising of armies and the exercise of justice. The word is of Germanic origin and first appears in fifth-century law codes. Under the Franks it was a royal prerogative, but could be delegated and, from the tenth century, was frequently usurped by lesser nobles.The adjective "banal" or "bannal" describes things pertaining to the ban. Its modern sense of "commonplace" (even "trite") derives from the fact that tenants were frequently required to use common mills, presses, ovens, etc. for the benefit of their lord exercising his banal rights.

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1. banality

   Banality refers to something that is ordinary, unoriginal, or commonplace to the point of being boring or predictable. It often refers to trite phrases, clichés, or sentiments that lack freshness or novelty due to frequent usage or repetition.

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1. Banalitynoun

   something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Banality in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Banality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Banality in a Sentence

1. Eugène Ionesco:

   Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide behind their clichés.

2. Erik Pevernagie:

   When life only consists of infantile first world problems and day-by-day futilities, our mind is eager for other values, which should fill the unbearable emptiness. If we are suffocating under the pressure of the banality of evil and losing out to the slowly infiltrating cancerous cells of indifference, resilience and redirection is required. ("The world was somewhere else" )

3. Perry Brass:

   Realize that the banality around us that passes as “hipness” or “mass culture” is as satisfying as “mass food”—only it comes in much more unappetizing portions.

4. Susan Sontag:

   We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed, destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popular arts, which allows most people to cope with these twin specters.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Banality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Banality
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banality
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Banality