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banal

(bənɑːl, -næl)

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

You can refer to banal things as the banal.

The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.

banality (bənælɪti)Word forms: plural banalities variable noun

...the banality of life.

Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.

Synonyms: unoriginality, predictability, dullness, ordinariness More Synonyms of banal

Synonyms: cliché, commonplace, platitude, truism More Synonyms of banal

banal in British English

(bəˈnɑːl)

adjective

lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace

Derived forms

banality (bəˈnælɪtɪ)

noun

banally (baˈnally)

adverb

Word origin

C18: from Old French: relating to compulsory feudal service, hence common to all,commonplace; from ban ban2

banal in American English

(ˈbeɪnəl; bəˈnæl; bəˈnɑl)

adjective

dull or stale as because of overuse; trite; hackneyed; commonplace

SIMILAR WORDS: inˈsipid

Derived forms

banality (baˈnality) (bəˈnæləti; beɪˈnæləti)

nounWord forms: plural baˈnalities

banally (ˈbanally)

adverb

Word origin

Fr < OFr, designating objects (such as ovens or mills) belonging to feudal serfs (hencecommon, ordinary) < ban, decree, legal control: see ban1

Synonyms of 'banal'

unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring

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banal

British English: 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 interesting.

The text is banal.

American English: banal
Brazilian Portuguese: banal
Chinese: 平庸乏味的
European Spanish: banal
French: banal
German: banal
Italian: banale
Japanese: 凡庸な
Korean: 진부한
European Portuguese: banal
Latin American Spanish: banal

(adjective) in the sense of unoriginal

Definition

lacking originality

The text is banal.

Synonyms

unoriginal

stock

National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.

ordinary

My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.

boring

boring television programmes

tired

I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.

routine

So many days are routine and uninteresting.

dull

They can both be rather dull.

everyday

an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life

stereotypical

pedestrian

His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring.

commonplace

The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.

mundane

Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace.

tedious

the tedious business of line-by-line programming

vanilla (slang)

dreary

They live such dreary lives.

stale

repeating stale jokes to kill the time

tiresome

My neighbour is petty and tiresome.

monotonous

It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.

humdrum

trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job

threadbare

the government's threadbare domestic policies

trite

The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas.

unimaginative

Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.

uneventful

The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly.

uninteresting

Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?

clichéd

old hat

mind-numbing

hackneyed

That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.

ho-hum (informal)

vapid

repetitious

wearisome

a long and wearisome task

platitudinous

his small-minded and platitudinous comments

cliché-ridden

unvaried

Opposites

new

interesting

challenging

original

fresh

novel

unique

unusual

stimulating

distinctive

imaginative

ground-breaking

Additional synonyms

in the sense of boring

boring television programmes

Synonyms

uninteresting,

dull,

tedious,

dreary,

stale,

tiresome,

monotonous,

old,

dead,

flat,

dry,

routine,

uninspiring,

humdrum,

insipid,

mind-numbing,

unexciting,

ho-hum (informal),

repetitious,

wearisome,

unvaried,

yawnsome,

as dry as dust

in the sense of commonplace

Definition

dull or unoriginal

The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.

Synonyms

everyday,

common,

ordinary,

widespread,

pedestrian,

customary,

mundane,

vanilla (slang),

banal,

run-of-the-mill,

humdrum,

dime-a-dozen (informal),

trite,

uninteresting

in the sense of dreary

Definition

dull or uninteresting

They live such dreary lives.

Synonyms

dull,

boring,

tedious,

routine,

drab,

tiresome,

lifeless,

monotonous,

humdrum,

colourless,

uneventful,

uninteresting,

mind-numbing,

ho-hum (informal),

wearisome,

as dry as dust

Nearby words of
banal

balmy
bamboozle
ban
banal
banality
banana
band

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banal

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单词	banal
释义	Trends of banal View usage for: banal (bənɑːl, -næl) 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 You can refer to banal things as the banal. The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre. banality (bənælɪti)Word forms: plural banalities variable noun ...the banality of life. Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me. Synonyms: unoriginality, predictability, dullness, ordinariness More Synonyms of banal Synonyms: cliché, commonplace, platitude, truism More Synonyms of banal banal in British English (bəˈnɑːl) adjective lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace Derived forms banality (bəˈnælɪtɪ) noun banally (baˈnally) adverb Word origin C18: from Old French: relating to compulsory feudal service, hence common to all,commonplace; from ban ban2 banal in American English (ˈbeɪnəl; bəˈnæl; bəˈnɑl) adjective dull or stale as because of overuse; trite; hackneyed; commonplace SIMILAR WORDS: inˈsipid Derived forms banality (baˈnality) (bəˈnæləti; beɪˈnæləti) nounWord forms: plural baˈnalities banally (ˈbanally) adverb Word origin Fr < OFr, designating objects (such as ovens or mills) belonging to feudal serfs (hencecommon, ordinary) < ban, decree, legal control: see ban1 Synonyms of 'banal' unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring More Synonyms of banal In other languages banal British English: 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 interesting. The text is banal. American English: banal Brazilian Portuguese: banal Chinese: 平庸乏味的 European Spanish: banal French: banal German: banal Italian: banale Japanese: 凡庸な Korean: 진부한 European Portuguese: banal Latin American Spanish: banal (adjective) in the sense of unoriginal Definition lacking originality The text is banal. Synonyms unoriginal stock National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. ordinary My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours. boring boring television programmes tired I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. routine So many days are routine and uninteresting. dull They can both be rather dull. everyday an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life stereotypical pedestrian His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring. commonplace The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. mundane Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace. tedious the tedious business of line-by-line programming vanilla (slang) dreary They live such dreary lives. stale repeating stale jokes to kill the time tiresome My neighbour is petty and tiresome. monotonous It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs. humdrum trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job threadbare the government's threadbare domestic policies trite The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas. unimaginative Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie. uneventful The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly. uninteresting Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people? clichéd old hat mind-numbing hackneyed That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true. ho-hum (informal) vapid repetitious wearisome a long and wearisome task platitudinous his small-minded and platitudinous comments cliché-ridden unvaried Opposites new , interesting , challenging , original , fresh , novel , unique , unusual , stimulating , distinctive , imaginative , ground-breaking Additional synonyms in the sense of boring boring television programmes Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, yawnsome, as dry as dust in the sense of commonplace Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninteresting in the sense of dreary Definition dull or uninteresting They live such dreary lives. Synonyms dull, boring, tedious, routine, drab, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, humdrum, colourless, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust Nearby words of banal balmy bamboozle ban banal banality banana band Synonyms of 'banal' banal Explore 'banal' in the dictionary
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