бана́льный — meaning in English

English meaning

• banal adj So common and unoriginal that it is boring.
• commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
• corny adj Overly sentimental, old-fashioned, or unoriginal, especially in humor or storytelling.
• hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
• humdrum adjective Dull, monotonous, and lacking excitement.
• quotidian adj Happening every day; daily.
• stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
• trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
• trivial adjective Of little importance or significance.

Senses

бана́льный is used for these senses in English:

• commonplace Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
• corny Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
• corny (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
• hackneyed Repeated too often.
• humdrum Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
• quotidian Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]
• stale No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
• trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

commonplace — full definition

1. adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
2. noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.

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