banal
adjectiveSo ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.
Overfamiliar and unoriginal
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Clear all filtersSo ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.
Overfamiliar and unoriginal
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Characteristic of ordinary informal conversation.
Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.
Unfamiliar or unusual, often because it comes from elsewhere.
Open to unfamiliar ideas or ways of living rather than narrowly bound by convention.
Open to different ideas
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Unwilling to consider ideas or practices beyond a limited set of familiar views.
New or unusually original.
Not well known or difficult to see, understand, or explain.
Difficult to understand
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A familiar statement repeated so often that it offers little insight.
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