How to Pronounce "banalities"
word
bəˈnæɫɪtiz
buh-NAL-ih-teez
bænˈælɪtiz
ban-AL-ih-teez
Definition
Uninteresting remarks or ideas that are so common or ordinary that they lack originality or freshness.
IPA Transcription
American English
bəˈnæɫɪtiz
British English
bænˈælɪtiz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
buh-NAL-ih-teez
UK
ban-AL-ih-teez
Listen in Context
They spent the afternoon exchanging banalities.
The meeting was full of tired banalities.
People often start conversations with banalities about the weather.
I'm tired of all these empty banalities at work meetings.