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  1. Banal means boring, ordinary, and not original. It can also mean too often used in the past and therefore not interesting. See definitions, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  2. Banal means lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; trite. Learn the pronunciation, synonyms, examples, and word history of banal from Merriam-Webster, the leading authority on the English language.

  3. Lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  4. Meaning of banal in English. banal. 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.

  5. 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.

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

  7. banal. adjective. /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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.