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banal

/bəˈnɑl/

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What does banal mean?

adjective

  1. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. (historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

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IPA pronunciation

/bəˈnɑl/

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All these assertions merely recall the banal law that a phenomenon is simply the consequence of previous phenomena.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Such banal striving is most prodigally on display in the United States, where superficiality amounts to a national disease.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270
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Despite the banal title, this is a scholarly work with first-rate chapters on California horses and ranching in the San Joaquin Valley.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
The people fail to put the banal vine and iron on the grave.
Fay-Cooper ColeA Study in Tinguian Folk-LoreProject Gutenberg ebook #7017
This first truth is frankly banal; but it is so perpetually ignored in our political prosing that it must be made plain.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717