Banal

Pronunciation

• enPR: bÉ™-näl', IPA: /bəˈnɑːl/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl
• enPR: bān'É™l, IPA: /ˈbeɪnÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -eɪnÉ™l
• enPR: bÉ™-năl', IPA: /bəˈnæl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Origin

From French banal, from bannalis ("pertaining to compulsory feudal service, applied especially to mills, wells, ovens, etc., used in common by people of the lower classes, upon the command of a feudal superior; hence, common, commonplace"), from bannum ("command, proclamation").

Full definition of banal

Adjective

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

• new
• original

Related terms

• banality
• banalize
• banally

Anagrams

• Alban
• Laban
• nabla