Definitions for banal
bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪn lba·nal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. banaladjective

   Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

2. Etymology: From bannal, from bannalis, from bannum.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. banal

   Banal refers to something that is so commonplace, unoriginal, or ordinary that it lacks freshness or uniqueness, often to the point of being boring. It usually pertains to something that is trivial, overused, or clichéd.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Banaladjective

   commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Banal

   bān′al, or ban′al, adj. commonplace, trivial.—n. Banal′ity, triviality. [Fr.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BANAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Banal is ranked #88685 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Banal surname appeared 209 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Banal.
   
   57.4% or 120 total occurrences were White.
   36.8% or 77 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.2% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for banal »

1. Alban

2. Laban

3. nabla

4. nabal

5. balan

How to pronounce banal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say banal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of banal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of banal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of banal in a Sentence

1. Joyce Carol Oates:

   How does the poet transform his banal thoughts (are not most thoughts banal?) into such stunning forms, into beauty?

2. Adrian Frutiger:

   If you remember the shape of your spoon at lunch, it has to be the wrong shape. The spoon and the letter are tools; one to take food from the bowl, the other to take information off the page... When it is a good design, the reader has to feel comfortable because the letter is both banal and beautiful.

3. Michael Bloomberg:

   I find the level of discourse and discussion distressingly banal and an outrage and an insult to the voters.

4. Luis Buñuel:

   All my life I've been harassed by questions: Why is something this way and not another? How do you account for that? This rage to understand, to fill in the blanks, only makes life more banal. If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.

5. Raoul Vaneigem:

   Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=banal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Banal
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banal
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=banal
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=banal