banal

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈnɑːl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪnəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə nal′, -näl′, bān′l)

ba•nal /bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪnəl/USA pronunciation adj.

lacking freshness or originality;
trite:a banal plot.

ba•nal•ly, adv.

ba•nal (bə nal′, -näl′, bān′l),USA pronunciation adj.

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed;
trite:a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

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

ba•nal′ly, adv.

commonplace.

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banal /bəˈnɑːl/ adj

lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French: relating to compulsory feudal service, hence common to all, commonplace; from ban ban²banality /bəˈnælɪtɪ/ n baˈnally adv

'banal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cheesy - corn - corny - hack - hackney - mundane - banalize - commonplace - flat - hackneyed - mickey mouse - pop art - vulgar - stock

Synonyms: stale, cliché, clichéd, overused, well-worn, more...

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