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banality

/bəˈnæləti/noun

उच्चारण बनैलटी

नीरसता, घिसापिटापन, साधारणता

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nounbanalities
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the quality of being very ordinary and not interesting or original

    नीरसता, घिसापिटापन, साधारणता

    • The banality of the plot ruined the film.
    • He was struck by the banality of everyday office life.

    Synonyms triteness dullness flatness staleness

    Opposite originality freshness novelty

  2. 2

    [C]

    a remark or idea that is very ordinary and not interesting

    घिसी-पिटी बात, साधारण टिप्पणी

    • The speech was full of banalities about hard work.

    Synonyms platitude cliché truism commonplace

◇Word family
banal adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

triteness dullness flatness staleness platitude cliché truism commonplace

Antonyms

originality freshness novelty

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General knowledge

The phrase the banality of evil comes from the philosopher Hannah Arendt.

The banality of evil वाक्यांश दार्शनिक Hannah Arendt से आया है।