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banal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
| Derivation | banality |
Examples of banal
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The argument over Estonia's bronze soldier is both more banal and more visceral.
From the economist.com
And Munch's photographs, over-represented here, are equally banal and anonymous.
From the guardian.co.uk
I had to stop listening before complete the vocals so utterly banal and insipid.
From the guardian.co.uk
When the world gets excited by the banal Social Network, it's been a lousy year.
From the guardian.co.uk
It heightens drama, adds atmosphere and turns banal scenes into graphic wonders.
From the lightbox.time.com
But while the details of the 10am 999 call appeared banal, it was a deadly trap.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The list of accomplices reads like a Who's Who of the banal and the saccharine.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is banal to make this allegation on the basis of her interview comments alone.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thanks for the hectoring, preachy lecture and the banal attempt to stereotype me.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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'"
- (banality) platitude: a trite or obvious remark
- Predictability (also called banality) is the degree to which a correct prediction or forecast of a system's state can be made either qualitatively or quantitatively.
- Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh
- (banality) The quality of being banal; Something which is banal
- (banally) In a banal, trite or boring manner
- (Banality) Mortal disbelief as it affects Changelings and their Glamour.
- Boringly commonplace and predictable. Trite and obvious. A ban once meant a widely proclaimed order, originating in the Indo-European bha, "speak." Marriage banns, proclaiming a couple's engagement, are still publicly posted by some Christian churches. ...
- Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (1 battalion)
