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banal

adjective

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
L
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

bəˈnɑːl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    “His remarks were trite and commonplace”

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Example Sentences

His remarks were trite and commonplace
Hackneyed phrases
A stock answer
Repeating threadbare jokes
Parroting some timeworn axiom

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