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Definitions for Banal

[1] devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
[2] lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace

Words related to Banal

mundane, hackneyed, vapid, stupid, dumb, corny, trite, bland, blah, common, conventional, everyday, flat, hokey, humdrum, insipid, nothing, ordinary, pabulum, pedestrian

Words nearby Banal

ban-the-bomber, banaba, banaban, banach space, banak, banal, banality, banalize, banana, banana belt, banana bender

Origin of Banal

1745–55; < French; Old French: pertaining to a ban (see ban2, -al1)

Other words from Banal

ba·nal·i·ty [buh -nal -i-tee, bey-] /bəˈnæl ɪ ti, beɪ-/ , noun
ba·nal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Banal

C18: from Old French: relating to compulsory feudal service, hence common to all, commonplace; from ban ban ²

Synonyms for Banal

bland, corny, dumb, hackneyed, mundane, stupid, trite, vapid, blah, bromidic, clichéd, common, conventional, cornball, cornfed, dull as dishwater, everyday, flat, ho hum, hokey, humdrum, insipid, noplace, nothing, nowhere, old hat, ordinary, pabulum, pedestrian, platitudinous, square, stale, stereotyped, stock, tired, tripe, unimaginative, unoriginal, watery, wishy-washy, zero