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banality

1 of 1noun
/bəˈnæləti/
Forms:banalities
1

a remark used so often that its not interesting or effective

  • His speech was filled with banalities, relying on clichés and tired phrases that failed to engage the audience.
  • He responded to the complex question with a banality, providing a simplistic and unhelpful answer that didn't address the issue at hand.
  • She offered nothing but banalities during the meeting, repeating the same generic statements we've heard a hundred times before.