I. ba·nal ˈbān ə l; bəˈnal, -äl, -ȧl also ba- adjective
Etymology: French, from Middle French, of compulsory feudal service, possessed in common, commonplace, from ban summoning of the king's vassals + -al — more at ban
1. : wanting originality, freshness, or novelty : failing to stimulate, appeal, or arrest attention : trite , worn-out , commonplace
the poor working girl of the banal songs — J.T.Farrell
little books on great subjects are generally intolerably banal — Times Literary Supplement
the food there was banal — Jean Stafford
the new Custom House, a towering structure, sound in plan but banal in decoration — Lewis Mumford
2. medicine : common , ordinary
banal inflammation
Synonyms: see insipid
II. ban·al ˈbän ə l adjective
Etymology: ban (III) + -al
: of or relating to a ban or banat