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What (who) is banal - definition
banal
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Banal (disambiguation)
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.
Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.
ADJ [disapproval]
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You can refer to banal things as the banal.
The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.
N-SING: the N
• banality (banalities)
...the banality of life...
Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.
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banal
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Banal (disambiguation)
[b?'n?:l, -'nal]
¦ adjective tediously unoriginal or commonplace.
Derivatives
banality noun (plural banalities).
banally adverb
Origin
C18 (orig. relating to feudal service in the sense 'compulsory', hence 'common to all'): from Fr., from ban (see ban1).
Banal
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Banal (disambiguation)
·adj Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
Examples of use of banal
1. By Ruth Sinai In truth, the Moshe Katsav case is the banal of the banal.
2. Often the places are entirely insignificant–looking, even banal.
3. Recoveries range from the banal to the spectacular.
4. Some indications of these trends range from the banal to the tragic.
5. They were comically banal because only ideologically sound articles made it to print, Panfilov said.