dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
banal
adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
commonplace
adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Banalität
eine abgedroschene oder offensichtliche Bemerkung
🇫🇷French
banalité
une remarque banale ou évidente
🇪🇸Spanish
banalidad
un comentario trillado u obvio
🇮🇹Italian
banalità
un'osservazione banale o ovvia
🇳🇱Dutch
banaliteit
een banale of voor de hand liggende opmerking
🇵🇹Portuguese
banalidade
uma observação banal ou óbvia
🇷🇺Russian
банальность
банальное или очевидное замечание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
साधारणता
एक घिसी-पिटी या स्पष्ट टिप्पणी
🇧🇩Bengali
অস্বাভাবিকতা
🇮🇳Tamil
சாதாரணமான
ஒரு சாதாரணமான அல்லது வெளிப்படையான கருத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
సామాన్యత
ఒక సామాన్యమైన లేదా స్పష్టమైన వ్యాఖ్య
🇮🇳Marathi
सामान्यपणा
एक क्षुल्लक किंवा स्पष्ट टिप्पणी
🇮🇳Gujarati
મામૂલી
એક ટ્રીટ અથવા સ્પષ્ટ ટિપ્પણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಧಾರಣತೆ
ಒಂದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിസ്സാരത
നിസ്സാരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യക്തമായ പരാമർശം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ
ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
حرامی
ایک معمولی یا واضح تبصرہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
平庸
陈词滥调或明显的言论
🇯🇵Japanese
平凡さ
ありきたりな、または明白な発言
🇰🇷Korean
진부함
진부하거나 뻔한 말
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự tầm thường
một nhận xét sáo rỗng hoặc hiển nhiên
🇹🇭Thai
ความซ้ำซากจำเจ
คำพูดซ้ำซากหรือชัดเจน
🇮🇩Indonesian
banalitas
komentar yang basi atau jelas
🇵🇭Filipino
pagiging banal
isang trite o halatang pangungusap
🇲🇾Malay
kesucian
kenyataan yang lapuk atau jelas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تفاهة
ملاحظة مبتذلة أو واضحة
🇮🇷Persian
پیش پا افتاده بودن
یک نکته پیش پا افتاده یا آشکار
🇹🇷Turkish
banallik
basmakalıp veya bariz bir açıklama
🇮🇱Hebrew
בָּנָלִיוּת
הערה נדושה או ברורה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'banality'?
The primary meaning of 'banality' is 'a trite or obvious remark'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'banality' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'banality' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'banality' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'banality' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'banality' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'banality' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'banality' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'banality' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'banality' in a professional email?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'banality' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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