See Also: banal(dictionary)
banal(dictionary)

banal (iou)



banal adjective. M18.
[Old & mod. French, from ban: see BAN noun1, -AL1.]
Hist. Of or belonging to compulsory feudal service. M18.
Commonplace, trite, trivial. M19.
? Sense 2 developed from the intermediate French sense 'common to all'.
banalize verb trans. M20.
banally adverb M20.