BANAL


Meaning of BANAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈnal, ba-, -ˈnäl; bā-ˈnal; ˈbā-n ə l ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Middle French, of compulsory feudal service, possessed in common, commonplace, from ban

Date: 1825

: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite

Synonyms: see insipid

• ba·nal·ize bə-ˈna-ˌlīz, ba-, -ˈnä-; bā-ˈna-; ˈbā-n ə l-ˌīz transitive verb

• ba·nal·ly bə-ˈnal-lē, ba-, -ˈnäl-; bā-ˈnal-; ˈbā-n ə l-(l)ē adverb

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