Is it mere coincidence that "banality", when anagrammed, reads "Ban Italy"?
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Banality
/bəˈnælɪti/
Synonyms for "banality" (75 found)
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Noun(12 words)
commonplacecommonplace naturecommonplace remarkcommonplacenesscommonplacescornballfatuityinanitiesinsipiditymediocritymonotonymore unremarkable
commonplace expressioncommonplacenesscorncorninessfamiliar tunefamiliarnessfustinesshackneyed sayinghackneyednesslieu communlocus communis
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Noun(11 words)
mustinessold jokeold sawold songold storyplatitudeplatitudinousnessprosaicismprosaismprosereiterationretold storyrubber stampshibbolethsquarenessstalenessstereotyped sayingtagtediumtrite saying
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6 entriesbanality of bureaucracybanality of everyday lifebanality of expressionbanality of lifecultural banalityintellectual banality
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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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