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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.
Alan Dean Foster

Meaning of "banality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BANALITY

banality  [bəˈnælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Banality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BANALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of banality in the English dictionary

The definition of banality in the dictionary is of a banal nature. Other definition of banality is a banal remark.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BANALITY


additionality
əˌdɪʃəˈnælɪtɪ
cardinality
ˌkɑːdɪˈnælɪtɪ
carnality
kɑːˈnælɪtɪ
commonality
ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ
constitutionality
ˌkɒnstɪˌtjuːʃəˈnælɪtɪ
criminality
ˌkrɪmɪˈnælɪtɪ
emotionality
ɪˌməʊʃəˈnælɪtɪ
externality
ˌɛkstɜːˈnælɪtɪ
finality
faɪˈnælɪtɪ
internationality
ˌɪntəˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
irrationality
ɪˌræʃəˈnælɪtɪ
marginality
ˌmɑːdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
penality
pɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
proportionality
prəˌpɔːʃəˈnælɪtɪ
rationality
ˌræʃəˈnælɪtɪ
tonality
təʊˈnælɪtɪ
venality
viːˈnælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANALITY

banak
banal
banalisation
banalise
banalization
banalize
banally
banana
banana belt
Banana bender
banana boat
banana oil
banana peel
banana plug
banana prawn
banana republic
banana skin
banana split
Bananalander
bananas

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
low-quality
morality
mortality
municipality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of banality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BANALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «banality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of banality

Translation of «banality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANALITY

Find out the translation of banality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of banality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «banality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平庸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

banalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

banality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साधारणता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

банальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুচ্ছতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Banality
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Banalität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陳腐さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진부함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banality
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thường tình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அற்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bayağılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

banalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

банальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

banalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινοτοπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

banaliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

banalitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banalitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of banality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANALITY»

The term «banality» is regularly used and occupies the 96.943 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANALITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about banality

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6 QUOTES WITH «BANALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word banality.
1
Jason Alexander
There is no community service in 'Seinfeld.' But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it.
2
Bono
You've gotta be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior, where we're just nice, sort of 'death by cupcake.'
3
Alan Dean Foster
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.
4
V. S. Naipaul
My life is short. I can't listen to banality.
5
Francois Pinault
The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love.
6
Nathalie Sarraute
Television has lifted the manufacture of banality out of the sphere of handicraft and placed it in that of a major industry.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANALITY»

Discover the use of banality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to banality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Amos Elan.
Hannah Arendt, 2006
2
The Banality of Indifference: Zionism and the Armenian Genocide
As a groundbreaking work of comparative history, this volume will be read by Armenian area specialists, historians of Zionism and Israel, and students of genocide.
Yaʾir Oron
3
The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt and 'The Final Solution'
Before I read it in 1963, all I knew about her was that she was a Jewish political scientist of some prominence who had escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated eventually to the United States. Her book, subtitled A Report on the Banality of Evil, ...
Bernard J. Bergen, 2000
4
The Banality of Suicide Terrorism: The Naked Truth About the ...
In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Kobrin dismantles the psychological dynamics of suicide terrorism to help the reader gain a new perspective on one of the most destructive forces the world has witnessed to date.
Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin, 2010
5
Beyond the Apparent Banality of the Mathematics Classroom
This work focuses on classroom situations as a unit of analysis, the work of the teacher.
Colette Laborde, Marie-Jeanne Perrin-Glorian, Anna Sierpinska, 2007
6
The Banality of Good and Evil: Moral Lessons from the Shoah ...
In this provocative book, Blumenthal develops a new theory of human behavior that identifies the social and psychological factors that foster both good and evil behavior.
David R. Blumenthal, 1999
7
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"A profound and documented analysis....Bound to stir our minds and trouble our consciences."-Chicago Tribune.
Hannah Arendt, 1994
8
Eichmann in Jerusalem
Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her ...
Hannah Arendt, 1963
9
Jean Baudrillard: Against Banality
This is the first comprehensive overview of Jean Baudrillard’s work from a socio/cultural perspective.
William Pawlett, 2007
10
Noble Cause Corruption, the Banality of Evil, and the Threat ...
This book explores the mindset of American government officials who decided that necessity required that American democracy should be defended by actions and policies contrary to traditional ideals of democracy.
John DiJoseph, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term banality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hillary Clinton—She's Just Like Us!
The banality of email archives is a reminder of how much of our lives and daily communication is occupied by the logistics of scheduling ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
2
Matías Fernández took the perfect penalty to win Copa America
Such is the inherent banality of the thing. Plenty of penalties are, on the face of the thing, pretty rubbish, and yet as long as the keeper flies off in ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
3
Rihanna video concerns parent SARAH VINE as she glorifies …
... who later, it transpires, is the wife of her accountant (the banality of her grievance being entirely lost on her: surely a stiff lawyer's letter would ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
'The Girl Who Knew Too Much' Will Please Fans of Agatha Christie
... will understand the beauty of such perceived banality. Bava cleverly borrows a much used trope of old-fashioned American cozies by having ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
5
Robot kills man: how Isaac Asimov dealt with this in his Robot series
Technology alternately sparks a sense of wonder and then reverts to banality, thanks largely to a limited attention span, and, indeed, too many ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
6
Why We Aren't Growing Up
Today's twenty-something men grew up against a backdrop of cultural banality but some real role models could have aided us. It's just a shame ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
7
David Lewis Stokes: Danger of turning faith into ideology
By “cheap grace,” Bonhoeffer meant the religious clichés and platitudes behind which Christians conceal the undemanding banality of ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
8
Julian Assange on Google, surveillance and predatory capitalism
“It cloaks itself in beneficence, the impenetrable banality of 'Don't be evil'.” With help from Hannah Arendt, the gist of his attack is that Google ... «StartupSmart, Jul 15»
9
Melvyn Fein
Hannah Arendt, in analyzing the viciousness of Nazis such as Adolf Eichmann, was amazed at the banality of such mass murderers. «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
10
Jeff Koons: 'People respond to banal things – they don't accept their …
In the series Banality, he takes the kind of ornaments you might find in a gift shop and enlarges them out of all proportion. The most famous of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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