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banality

[ buh-nal-i-tee, bey- ]

noun

plural banalities.
  1. the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality:

    the banality of everyday life.

  2. an instance of this:

    We sat around the dinner table exchanging banalities.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of banality1

First recorded in 1815鈥25; from French 产补苍补濒颈迟茅, equivalent to banal ( def ) + -ity ( def )
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鈥淢ilkman鈥 expertly exposes the alienation and paranoia of living in a city already riven by violence and the banality of gendered harm when there has been a larger societal breakdown.

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A sweet moron, but a moron nonetheless, which is evident as soon as Pattinson starts squeaking banalities in a nasal gasp that sounds as though he鈥檚 never gotten enough oxygen to his brain.

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Just as Allfrey鈥檚 photographs were 鈥渃rowded with lifetimes,鈥 so is Russell鈥檚 novel, a work suffused with the 鈥渕ystery of kindness鈥 and the banality of violence.

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Everett speaks like a woman who recognizes the banality of the alternative.

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Despite their separation, this slight, softly-spoken woman has frequently attended the trial and said it had exposed the 鈥渂anality鈥 of abuse.

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