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banality.

The quality of being banal.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈnælɪti//beɪˈnælɪti/
  1. The quality of being banal.

    uncountable
  2. Something which is banal.

    countable
  3. A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.

    countable · historical · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity.

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