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    banality
    /bəˈnalɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality: "there is an essential banality to the story he tells" Similar tritenessplatitudinousnessvapiditypedestrianismOpposite originality

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  2. Jun 20, 2024 · All you need to know about "BANALITY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  3. Jun 28, 2024 · Hannah Arendt is often considered one of the greatest, yet one of the most controversial thinkers, of the twentieth century. Arendt famously coined the term 'banality of evil.' Her ideas on evil specifically explain and define the evil that took place during Nazi Germany. Here, we will explore Arendt's ideas about evil and how they apply to the ...

  4. Jun 22, 2024 · There was a banality to the whole thing—a majority of its movements, interactions, and descriptions feeling like something profoundly unremarkable, normal even, that one might be tempted to say obfuscated the underlying cruelty and injustice of the alternate world Ishiguro has built here.

  5. Jun 14, 2024 · Günther Anders expanded on this theory of banality with an almost anthropological approach, extending somewhat from the environmental factors Arendt outlined, though on a more societal level. It...

  6. Jun 28, 2024 · At its core, the banality of life refers to the dullness, triviality, and lack of meaningfulness that can pervade our existence. In the context of modern society, social media plays a significant role in exacerbating this sense of banality, often leading to a superficial and fragmented experience of life.

  7. 3 days ago · In her subsequent 1963 report, based on her observations and transcripts, and which evolved into the book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Arendt coined the phrase "the banality of evil" to describe the Eichmann phenomenon.

  8. Jun 12, 2024 · ‘Banal' is an adjective that means something that is devoid of freshness or originality. For example A banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier. Banality is a trite, boring, or overused remark. In the given question we are asked to select the synonym of the word ‘banal’.