banal

/bəˈnɑːl/

adj 2

Collocations

VERB + BANAL

asked, asking, don't, ending, expedite, eye, filled, hidden

BANAL + NOUN

clich, contents, conversation, pap, platitudes, s, something, task

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

truly

adj

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

banal clichés

banal conversation

Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.

French historians have viewed these policies as efforts to replace the banal authority inherited from the Carolingians […]

adjective — repeated too often

banal clichés

Wiktionary

banal conversation

Wiktionary

sound banal

Wiktionary

His photographs are unsparingly critical, and his inimitable eye unmasks the banal as well as the grotesque.

Tatoeba · #1248182

I don't need your banal platitudes.

Tatoeba · #5282338

He was asking banal questions.

Tatoeba · #9539922

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In some senses, banal is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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