Banal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bəˈnɑːl|  American pronunciation of the word banal
Brit.  |bəˈnɑːl|  British pronunciation of the word banal

adjective

- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (syn: commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn)

Extra examples

He made some banal remarks about the weather.

The writing was banal but the story was good.

The more banal, the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better.

Word forms

adjective
singular: banality
plural: banalities
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