banalities

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• Banalities — Banality Ba*nal i*ty, n.; pl. {Banalities}. [F. banalit[ e]. See {Banal}.] Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. [1913 Webster] The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• banalities — banal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tediously unoriginal or ordinary. DERIVATIVES banality noun (pl. banalities) banally adverb. ORIGIN originally meaning «compulsory», hence «common»: from French ban proclamation, summons …   English terms dictionary

• banalities — ba·nal·i·ty || bÉ™ nælÉ™tɪ n. commonality, state of being usual, normalcy …   English contemporary dictionary

• Banalities — Fees which a feudal lord imposes on his serfs for the use of his mill, oven, wine press, or similar facilities. It some times includes part of a fish catch or the proceeds from a rabbit warren …   Medieval glossary

• Banality — Ba*nal i*ty, n.; pl. {Banalities}. [F. banalit[ e]. See {Banal}.] Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. [1913 Webster] The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J. Morley. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• ba·nal·i·ty — /bəˈnæləti/ noun, pl ties 1 [count] : something that is boring or ordinary The trip offers an escape from the banalities of daily life. especially : an uninteresting statement : a banal remark We exchanged banalities about the weather. 2… …   Useful english dictionary

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