ETYM French banalité. Related to Banal.
Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech.
Phrase that has grown stale from overuse, for example “over the moon”, “green with envy”. The name is derived from the French word for a stereotype block—a block made for printing a phrase that was in constant use, to save the printer having to set each letter separately.
ETYM French, from plat flat. Related to Plate.
A trite or obvious remark; SYN. cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide.
Commonplace or trite remark made as if it were important.
Trite statement.
Unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed; SYN. staleness.