BANAL

banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; “bromidic sermons”; “his remarks were trite and commonplace”; “hackneyed phrases”; “a stock answer”; “repeating threadbare jokes”; “parroting some timeworn axiom”; “the trite metaphor ‘hard as nails’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

Synonyms: everyday, prosaic, Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring

Antonyms: new, original

(uncommon, history) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

Anagrams

• Alban, Balan, Laban, Nabal, alban, laban, labna, nabal, nabla

Source: Wiktionary


Ban"al, a. Etym: [F., fr. ban an ordinance.]

Definition: Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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