The difference between Banal and Dumb

When used as adjectives, banal means common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable, whereas dumb means unable to speak.

Dumb is also verb with the meaning: to silence.

check bellow for the other definitions of Banal and Dumb

  1. Banal as an adjective:

    Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

  1. Dumb as an adjective (dated):

    Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

    Examples:

    "His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."

  2. Dumb as an adjective (dated):

    Silent; unaccompanied by words.

    Examples:

    "dumb show"

  3. Dumb as an adjective (informal, pejorative, especially of a person):

    extremely stupid.

    Examples:

    "You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!"

  4. Dumb as an adjective (figuratively):

    Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

    Examples:

    "This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!"

    "Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another."

  5. Dumb as an adjective:

    Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

  1. Dumb as a verb:

    To silence.

  2. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To make stupid.

  3. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To represent as stupid.

  4. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce the intellectual demands of.

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