banal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis (“pertaining to compulsory feudal service, applied especially to mills, wells, ovens, etc., used in common by people of the lower classes, upon the command of a feudal superior; hence, common, commonplace”), from bannum (“command, proclamation”). See also ban, abandon.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bə-näl', IPA(key): /bəˈnɑːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • enPR: bān'əl, IPA(key): /ˈbeɪnəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnəl
  • enPR: bə-năl', IPA(key): /bəˈnæl/
  • Rhymes: -æl
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Adjective

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

  • See also Thesaurus:hackneyed

Antonyms

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

banal m

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

French

Etymology

From ban +‎ -al, related to Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)

  1. banal; commonplace

Adjective

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banaux, feminine plural banales)

  1. (law) public
  2. (historical) relating to facilities owned by feudal lords
    un four banal, un moulin banal
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Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

banal (comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)

  1. banal

Declension

Comparative forms of banal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist banaler sie ist banaler es ist banaler sie sind banaler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative banalerer banalere banaleres banalere
genitive banaleren banalerer banaleren banalerer
dative banalerem banalerer banalerem banaleren
accusative banaleren banalere banaleres banalere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der banalere die banalere das banalere die banaleren
genitive des banaleren der banaleren des banaleren der banaleren
dative dem banaleren der banaleren dem banaleren den banaleren
accusative den banaleren die banalere das banalere die banaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein banalerer eine banalere ein banaleres (keine) banaleren
genitive eines banaleren einer banaleren eines banaleren (keiner) banaleren
dative einem banaleren einer banaleren einem banaleren (keinen) banaleren
accusative einen banaleren eine banalere ein banaleres (keine) banaleren

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Adjective

banal

  1. banal (common)

Luxembourgish

Adjective

banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)

  1. banal

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banal/
  • Rhymes: -anal, -nal, -al

Adjective

banal

  1. banal (common)

Synonyms

Portuguese

Adjective

banal m, f (plural banais, comparable)

  1. banal (common)
  2. hackneyed (repeated too often)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈnal/

Adjective

banal (plural banales)

  1. banal

Derived terms

Tagalog

Adjective

banal

  1. pious
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