Word of the Day: Banality

Phonetic: /ba·nal·i·ty/
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition
the fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality.
“there is an essential banality to the story he tells”

Similar: triteness, platitudinousness, vapidity
 
Part of Speech: Adjective

something that is banal.
“the banalities of contemporary celebrity culture”