banality C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /bəˈnælɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #47648 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being banal. The concept of the banality of evil came into prominence following the publication of Hannah Arendt's 1963 book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, which was based on the trial of Adolph Eichmann in Jerusalem. 2 noun 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. The law of banality, one of the most oppressive products of feudalism, was revived for the advantage of the nobility. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being banal. bathos Word family Related forms banal Etymology From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # banality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bəˈnælɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 47648 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being banal. 2. 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. ## Examples - The concept of the banality of evil came into prominence following the publication of Hannah Arendt's 1963 book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, which was based on the trial of Adolph Eichmann in Jerusalem. - The law of banality, one of the most oppressive products of feudalism, was revived for the advantage of the nobility. ## Synonyms - bathos ## Related Forms - banal ## Etymology From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown