/jen'euh ral"i tee/ , n. , pl. generalities .
1. an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement: to speak in generalities about human rights.
2. a general principle, rule, or law.
3. the greater part or majority: the generality of people.
4. the state or quality of being general.
[ 1400-50; late ME generalite generalitas. See GENERAL, -ITY ]
Syn. 1. truism, cliché, platitude, banality.