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banal definition
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Grep of noun banal banality Overview of adj banal The adj banal has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) banal, commonplace, trivial -- (obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose") 2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn -- (repeated too often overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'") Antonyms of adj banal 2 senses of banal Sense 1 banal, commonplace, trivial INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary Sense 2 banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock(postnominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn INDIRECT (VIA unoriginal) -> original Similarity of adj banal 2 senses of banal Sense 1 banal, commonplace, trivial => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) Sense 2 banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock(postnominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn => unoriginal (vs. original) Attributes of adj banal Familiarity of adj banal banal used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj banal banal Overview of adj banal The adj banal has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) banal, commonplace, trivial -- (obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose") 2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn -- (repeated too often overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'")
banal definition
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