banality

Meanings

• noun

  The quality of being ordinary, boring, or inconsequential.

  - "The daily routine of office work can be a banality."
  - "His speech was filled with banalities."
  - "The novel explored the banality of evil."

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Synonyms

bathos

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with banality
banality , finality , tranquility , vitality

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Variants

List of all variants of banality that leads to same result
banalities , banality

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'banalis' meaning common or popular.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'banality' was popularized by philosopher Hannah Arendt in her book 'Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil'.

2. The term is often used in a derogatory way to describe something as uninteresting or unimportant.

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Related Concepts

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1. Prosaic: Related concept, meaning ordinary, mundane, or lacking poetic or figurative qualities.

2. Ordinariness: The quality of being ordinary or unremarkable.

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Culture

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In literature and philosophy, banality refers to the ordinary and mundane aspects of life, often in contrast to the extraordinary or profound. It has been explored in works such as Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' and Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'.

How to Memorize "banality"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pile of ordinary, mundane objects to represent banality.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'banality' with the feeling of boredom or lack of interest.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'banality' as 'bored anality'.

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