banal
adjective/bəˈnɑːl/
/bəˈnɑːl/, /ˈbeɪnl/
(disapproving)- very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important
- a banal conversation about the weather
- He knew how banal the question was as soon as he had asked it.
- She murmured some banal phrases of encouragement.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBanal is used with these nouns:- lyrics
Word Originmid 18th cent. (originally relating to feudal service in the sense of ‘compulsory’): from French, from ban ‘a proclamation or call to arms’; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ban.Definitions on the go
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