BANALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A trite or obvious remark

Synonyms:

banality; bromide; cliche; commonplace; platitude

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("banality" is a kind of...):

comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

truism (an obvious truth)

Derivation:

banal (repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse)