Main Entry: ba·nal

Pronunciation: \bə-ˈnal, ba-, -ˈnäl; bā-ˈnal; ˈbā-n^əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from Middle French, of compulsory feudal service, possessed in common, commonplace, from ban

Date: 1825

: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite

synonyms see insipid

— ba·nal·ize \bə-ˈna-ˌlīz, ba-, -ˈnä-; bā-ˈna-; ˈbā-n^əl-ˌīz\ transitive verb

— ba·nal·ly \bə-ˈnal-lē, ba-, -ˈnäl-; bā-ˈnal-; ˈbā-n^əl-(l)ē\ adverb