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banal: banal — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel C1

banal

so ordinary, predictable or unoriginal that it lacks interest or depth

IPA/baˈnaːl/

Stress falls on the second syllable, with a long a.

Meaning 1neutral · 89%

so ordinary, predictable or unoriginal that it lacks interest or depth

Die Handlung beginnt spannend, endet aber mit einer banalen Liebesgeschichte.

Hinter dem komplizierten Vortrag steckte letztlich eine banale Erkenntnis.

Der Schluss wirkt zu banal; wir brauchen ein überraschenderes Ende.

Banal is stronger than einfach: something can be simple without being trivial or unoriginal.

banale Erklärung — trivial explanation

banaler Satz — trite sentence

Use banal when ordinariness reduces the value or interest of an idea, not merely when something is easy.

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Which description best fits a banal argument?

Often evaluates an idea, explanation, plot or remark as unoriginal, trivial or disappointingly ordinary.