Is it mere coincidence that "banality", when anagrammed, reads "Ban Italy"?
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Banality
//bəˈnælɪti//
Synonyms for "banality" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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Translations
33 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- бана́лност noun (quality of being banal)
- бана́лност noun (something which is banal)
Catalan
2 entries- banalitat noun (quality of being banal)
- banalitat noun (something which is banal)
Czech
1 entries- banalita noun (something which is banal)
Esperanto
1 entries- banaleco noun (quality of being banal)
Finnish
2 entries- banaalius noun (quality of being banal)
- banaliteetti noun (something which is banal)
French
2 entries- banalité noun (quality of being banal)
- banalité noun (something which is banal)
Galician
2 entries- banalidade noun (quality of being banal)
- banalidade noun (something which is banal)
German
2 entries- Banalität noun (quality of being banal)
- Banalität noun (something which is banal)
Hungarian
1 entries- közhely noun (something which is banal)
Italian
2 entries- banalità noun (quality of being banal)
- banalità noun (something which is banal)
Japanese
1 entries- 陳腐さ noun (quality of being banal)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- тамтыгы чыккандык noun (quality of being banal)
Latvian
1 entries- banāls noun (quality of being banal)
Persian
1 entries- بیمزگی noun (quality of being banal)
Polish
3 entries- banalność noun (quality of being banal)
- banalność noun (something which is banal)
- banał noun (something which is banal)
Portuguese
2 entries- banalidade noun (quality of being banal)
- banalidade noun (something which is banal)
Romanian
2 entries- banalitate noun (quality of being banal)
- banalitate noun (something which is banal)
Russian
2 entries- бана́льность noun (quality of being banal)
- бана́льность noun (something which is banal)
Spanish
2 entries- banalidad noun (quality of being banal)
- banalidad noun (something which is banal)
Turkish
1 entries- banallik noun (quality of being banal)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Tom detests sandwiches because of their banality.
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As a result of the ridiculousness of these bulletins and the banality of the other main programs, the Valencians turn their backs on their television.
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