Definitions
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Word origin
Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, summon, forbid”). Equivalent to ban + -al. See also ban, abandon.
Used in a sentence
“banal clichés”
“banal conversation”
“sound banal”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dull from overuse”5 letters
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