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    banal
    /bəˈnɑːl/

    adjective

    • 1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: "songs with banal, repeated words"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › banalBanal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BANAL is lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite. How to use banal in a sentence. How do you pronounce banal? Synonym Discussion of Banal.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBANAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BANAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of banal in English. banal. adjective. uk / bəˈnɑːl / us / bəˈnɑːl / Add to word list. boring, ordinary, and not original: He just sat there making banal remarks all evening. banal pop songs. Synonyms. commonplace. trite disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBANAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / bəˈnɑːl / uk / bəˈnɑːl / Add to word list. boring, ordinary, and not original: He just sat there making banal remarks all evening. banal pop songs. Synonyms. commonplace. trite disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tedious and uninspiring. (as) dull as ditchwater idiom. anonymous. banally. basic.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › banalBANAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Banal definition: devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite. See examples of BANAL used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › banalBanal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything that's unoriginal and dull is banal — a fancy word for things that bore you to tears. When you're writing, try not to be banal. Clichés and dull topics are banal.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBANAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all interesting.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbanal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of banal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.