Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary Search Cite Meaning of banal Find definitions for: ba•nal Pronunciation: (bu-nal', -näl', bān'l), [key] — adj. devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: banal (Thesaurus) Banach space banalize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: redoubtable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language