From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbanalba‧nal /bəˈnɑːl, bəˈnæl/ ●○○ adjective ORDINARYordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas SYN trivial conversations about the most banal subjects —banality /bəˈnæləti/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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banal• Everybody says sorry and life goes on - it's that banal.• Not that Springer is evil, though he is certainly banal.• He was cautious, banal and predictable.• a banal argument• Some of the means used by the military to explain mechanical procedures are devastating in their banal degradation.• Even while the banal dialogue washes over you, the kicks and jumps remain spectacular.• It was just another banal newspaper story.• I was expecting an interesting interview but he only asked a few banal questions about the weather.Origin banal (1800-1900) French Old French ban “military service that everyone must do, something common” 