Banal

English

Etymology

< French bannal < Medieval Latin bannalis (“‘pertaining to compulsory feudal service, applied especially to mills, wells, overs, etc., used in common by people of the lower classes, upon the command of a feudal superior; hence, common, commonplace’”) < bannum (“‘command, proclamation’”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: bə-näl', IPA: /bəˈnɑːl/, SAMPA: /b@"nA:l/

  Rhymes: -ɑːl

• enPR: bān'əl, IPA: /ˈbeɪnəl/, SAMPA: /"beIn@l/

  Rhymes: -eɪnəl

• enPR: bə-năl', IPA: /bəˈnæl/, SAMPA: /b@"n{l/

  Rhymes: -æl

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Adjective

Banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)

Positive Banal

Comparative more banal or banaler

Superlative most banal or banalest

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

Synonyms

cliche, cliché corny everyday hackneyed

prosaic trite vapid meh

• See also Wikisaurus:hackneyed

Antonyms

• new
• original

Related terms

• banality
• banalize
• banally

Translations

common

Albanian: banal sq(sq) Bulgarian: обикновен bg(bg), банален bg(bg) Catalan: banal ca(ca) m. and f. Czech: banální cs(cs) Dutch: banaal nl(nl) Finnish: lattea fi(fi), itsestään selvä fi(fi) German: banal de(de) Hungarian: banális hu(hu) Interlingua: banal ia(ia) Italian: banale it(it)

Lithuanian: banalus lt(lt) m., banali lt(lt) f., banalūs lt(lt) m. pl., banalios lt(lt) f. pl. Norwegian: banal no(no) m. and f., banalt no(no) Polish: banalny pl(pl) m., banalna pl(pl) f., banalne pl(pl) n., banalni pl(pl) pl. Portuguese: banal pt(pt) m. and f. Russian: банальный ru(ru) (banál’nyj), избитый ru(ru) (izbítyj), пошлый ru(ru) Spanish: banal es(es) m. and f. Swedish: banal sv(sv) West Frisian: plat fy(fy)

External links

• Banal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Banal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• aabln,
• Alban
• Laban
• nabla

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Breton

Noun

Banal m. [[Category:Template:Br nouns|Banal]]

1. bramble
2. broom (a plant, sp. Genista)

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ba.nal/
• Homophones: banale, banals, banales

Adjective

Banal m. (f. Banale, m. plural Banals, f. plural Banales)

1. banal

Adjective

Banal m. (f. Banale, m. plural banaux, f. plural Banales)

1. (law) public

Anagrams

• aabln,
• Alban

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German

Etymology

From French banal

Adjective

1. banal

Related terms

• Banalität
• banalisieren

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch banaal

Adjective

Banal

1. banal

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Spanish

Adjective

Banal m. and f. (plural banales)

1. banal

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Tagalog

Adjective

Banal [[Category:{{[[Template:|{{{1}}}]]}} adjectives|Banal]]

1. pious