BANAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does banal mean? 

• BANAL (adjective)
  The adjective BANAL has 1 sense:

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

  Familiarity information: BANAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Synonyms:

banal; commonplace; hackneyed; old-hat; shopworn; stock; threadbare; timeworn; tired; trite; well-worn

Context example:

the trite metaphor 'hard as nails'

Similar:

unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)

Derivation:

banality (a trite or obvious remark)