banality

Questions about banality

What does banality mean?

banality means "a trite or obvious remark".

How many syllables are in banality?

banality has 4 syllables: ba-nal-i-ty. The stress falls on "nal". In IPA it is /bəˈnælɪti/.

What is another word for banality?

Close synonyms include platitude, cliche, commonplace, bromide. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is banality a common word?

banality is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with banality?

8 words rhyme with banality. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.