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Definition of Banal
1. Adjective. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. "The trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
Exact synonyms: Commonplace, Hackneyed, Old-hat, Shopworn, Stock, Threadbare, Timeworn, Tired, Trite, Well-worn
Similar to: Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Banality, Commonplace, Triteness
Similar to: Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Banality, Commonplace, Triteness
Definition of Banal
1. a. Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
Definition of Banal
1. Adjective. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Banal
1. ordinary [adj] : BANALLY [adv] - See also: ordinary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Banal
Literary usage of Banal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Seigniorial System in Canada: A Study in French Colonial Policy by William Bennett Munro (1907)
"This is shown by the issue of royal edicts like that of 1686,2 compelling the
seigniors to erect their banal mills as " necessary for the subsistence of the ..."
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