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banal [bəˈnɑːl] adj
lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace [from Old French: relating to compulsory feudal service, hence common to all, commonplace, from ban ban2] banality [bəˈnælɪtɪ] n banally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
banal adjective unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring, tired, routine, dull, everyday, stereotypical, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, tedious, vanilla (slang), dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, humdrum, threadbare, trite, unimaginative, uneventful, uninteresting, clichéd, old hat, mind-numbing, hackneyed, ho-hum (informal), vapid, repetitious, wearisome, platitudinous, cliché-ridden, unvaried The text is banal. new, interesting, challenging, original, fresh, novel, unique, unusual, stimulating, distinctive, imaginative, ground-breaking How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Recognizable types keep defying behavioral expectations, and character epiphanies come at great, hard costs - which actually makes them seem valuable, as opposed to the typical holiday film banalities. They move around unassailable banalities into new configurations. Claudia, therefore, substitutes Pecola's body for the Temple trademark that would otherwise offer little more than nostalgic banalities about 1940s America. |
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