banalité

Definitions of banalité
  1. noun
    the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
    synonyms: généralité, normalité
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    antonyms:
    nature extraordinaire
    the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
    synonyms: insignifiance
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    type of:
    insignifiance
    the quality of not being important or worthy of note
  3. noun
    ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
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    antonyms:
    bizarrerie
    extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered
    type of:
    généralité, normalité
    the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
  4. noun
    the quality of having little or no significance
    synonyms: insignifiance
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    antonyms:
    importance, portée
    the quality of being significant
    types:
    manque de sens
    the quality of having no value or significance
    inconséquence
    having no important effects or influence
    bêtise, niaiserie
    total lack of meaning or ideas
    type of:
    insignifiance
    the quality of not being important or worthy of note
  5. noun
    the state of being that is commonly observed
    synonyms: pratique courante, usage courant
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    type of:
    normalité
    being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
  6. noun
    the quality of being unoriginal
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    types:
    orthodoxie
    the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
    traditionalisme
    strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  7. noun
    unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
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    types:
    plaisanterie
    something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
    type of:
    manque d'originalité
    uncreativeness due to a lack of originality
  8. noun
    the quality of not being important or worthy of note
    synonyms: insignifiance
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    antonyms:
    importance, intérêt
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
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    insignifiance
    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
    insignifiance
    the quality of having little or no significance
    manque de sens
    the quality of having no value or significance
    inconséquence
    having no important effects or influence
    type of:
    valeur
    the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
  9. noun
    a trite or obvious remark
    synonyms: platitude
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    type of:
    commentaire, remarque
    a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
    truisme
    an obvious truth
  10. noun
    sharing of common attributes
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    antonyms:
    individualisme, individualité
    the quality of being individual
    types:
    solidarité
    a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group
    type of:
    généralité
    the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
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