banal
adjective
[ bəˈnɑːl ]
• so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
• "songs with banal, repeated words"
Similar:
trite,
hackneyed,
clichéd,
platitudinous,
vapid,
commonplace,
ordinary,
common,
stock,
conventional,
stereotyped,
predictable,
overused,
overdone,
overworked,
stale,
worn out,
time-worn,
tired,
threadbare,
hoary,
hack,
unimaginative,
unoriginal,
derivative,
uninspired,
prosaic,
dull,
boring,
pedestrian,
run-of-the-mill,
routine,
humdrum,
old hat,
corny,
played out,
hacky,
cornball,
dime-store,
truistic,
bromidic,
Origin:
mid 18th century (originally relating to feudal service in the sense ‘compulsory’, hence ‘common to all’): from French, from ban ‘a proclamation or call to arms’; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ban1.
