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BNC: 15021 COCA: 16209

banal

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banal /bəˈnæl/ /bəˈnɑːl/ /ˈbeɪnəl/ adjective
banal
/bəˈnæl/ /bəˈnɑːl/ /ˈbeɪnəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of BANAL
[more banal; most banal]
: boring or ordinary : not interesting乏味的；平淡无味的
BNC: 15021 COCA: 16209

banal

adjective

ba·​nal bə-ˈnal How to pronounce banal (audio)
ba-,
-ˈnäl How to pronounce banal (audio)
bā-ˈnal;
ˈbā-nᵊl How to pronounce banal (audio)
: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
banalize
bə-ˈna-ˌlīz How to pronounce banal (audio)
ba-
-ˈnä-;
bā-ˈna-;
ˈbā-nᵊl-ˌīz
transitive verb
banally
bə-ˈnal-lē How to pronounce banal (audio)
ba-
-ˈnäl-;
bā-ˈnal-;
ˈbā-nᵊl-(l)ē
adverb

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How do you pronounce banal?

There are several pronunciations of banal, but the three most common are \BAY-nul\, \buh-NAHL\, and \buh-NAL\ (which rhymes with canal). The earliest pronunciation given in our dictionaries is the now-unused \BAN-ul\ (rhymes with “flannel); it is attested to in our dictionaries back to the 1800s, but has dropped out of use. \BAY-nul\ is the next oldest pronunciation. The more recent \buh-NAL\ and \buh-NAHL\ came about through French influence, since banal was borrowed into English from French, and those two pronunciations are closer to the French pronunciation of banal. All three pronunciations are acceptable in educated speech; \buh-NAL\ is currently the most common, followed by \BAY-nul\ and then \buh-NAHL. There is no reason to condemn any of them as incorrect.

Synonyms

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insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, banal, inane mean devoid of qualities that make for spirit and character.

insipid implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest.

an insipid romance with platitudes on every page

vapid suggests a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit.

an exciting story given a vapid treatment

flat applies to things that have lost their sparkle or zest.

although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat

jejune suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance.

a jejune and gassy speech

banal stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy.

a banal tale of unrequited love

inane implies a lack of any significant or convincing quality.

an inane interpretation of the play

Example Sentences

The more banal, the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better. Don DeLillo, Mao II, 1991 The instructor's script is banal, relying heavily on images of waves on a beach or clouds in the sky. Maxine Kumin, "Wintering Over," 1979, in In Deep,  1987 … it seemed to me that computers have been used in ways that are salutary, in ways that are dangerous, banal and cruel, and in ways that seem harmless if a little silly. Tracy Kidder, The Soul of a New Machine, 1981 He made some banal remarks about the weather. The writing was banal but the story was good.
Recent Examples on the Web This seemingly banal story resonated, first with staff, then with managers, then with senior managers, and eventually the president. Steve Denning, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Documentarian Wilson takes a meandering approach to seemingly banal subjects and then skillfully turns them into profound inquisitions into the human condition. Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 Bay Area bartenders are annihilating any notion that tomatoes should remain relegated to the banal territory of tepid Bloody Marys at mediocre brunches. Adahlia Cole, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022 Stipe was enunciating more clearly than ever, but with the mystery gone, his lyrics started to feel banal, if not dull. Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 Johnson worked in another sort of outsider vernacular—at once banal, vulgar, campy, and deeply sophisticated. Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 For banal activities, and not only for special occasions? Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 13 July 2022 Meir and Tova are a Sephardic, upper-middle-class couple, seemingly resigned to live out the rest of their semi-retirement in the banal comforts of an upscale apartment complex in a Tel Aviv suburb. San Francisco Chronicle, 6 July 2022 Ghoulish faces lurk in the walls behind otherwise banal neighborly interactions, conveying a genuine feeling of paranoia and madness. Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "pertaining to a feudal lord's right to extract usage fees for mills, ovens, etc., within his jurisdiction, available for general use, ordinary, commonplace, trite," going back to Old French bannel "subject to a feudal lord's jurisdiction, of seigneurial authority," borrowed from Medieval Latin bannālis, banālis "ordered by a ban, invested with public authority," from bannus, bannum "order given by a public authority, authority, jurisdiction" (borrowed from Old Low Franconian *banna- "call to arms by a lord") + Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at ban entry 2

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banal was in 1825
BNC: 15021 COCA: 16209

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