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adjective
- 1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: "songs with banal, repeated words"
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Banal means lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; trite. Learn how to pronounce, synonymize, and use banal in a sentence with examples and word history.
Banal means boring, ordinary, and not original. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
Banal means boring, ordinary, and not original. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
Banal definition: devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite. See examples of BANAL used in a sentence.
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.
Banal means lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of banal with examples from Collins Corpus and other sources.
Definition of banal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
