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- DictionaryBa·nal/ˈbānl/
adjective
- 1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: "songs with banal, repeated words"
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.
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. be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom. marmoreal. meh. menially. middle-aged.
Banal definition: devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite. See examples of BANAL used in a sentence.
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.
It's like you've seen or heard the same thing a million times. 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. adjective. /bəˈnɑːl/. /bəˈnɑːl/, /ˈbeɪnl/. (disapproving) very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important. a banal conversation about the weather. He knew how banal the question was as soon as he had asked it. She murmured some banal phrases of encouragement.
Jul 15, 2024 · banal ( comparative more banalor banaler, superlative most banalor banalest) Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. Synonyms: everyday, prosaic; see also Thesaurus: hackneyed, Thesaurus: boring. Antonyms: new, original. banal.
adjective. 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 effective or interesting. [disapproval] The text is banal. Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers. Synonyms: unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring More Synonyms of banal.
BANAL definition: ordinary and not exciting: . Learn more.
Definition of banal adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
