banał — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banality noun The quality of being dull, unoriginal, and overly familiar.
- cliché noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
- commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
Senses
banał is used for these senses in English:
- banality (countable) Something which is banal.
- cliché (rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]
- commonplace Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
- snowclone (linguistics) A formulaic phrase that can be customized so as to fit a variety of contexts.
cliché — full definition
- noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
- noun A situation, character or feature so predictable that it feels stale.
- adjective So overused as to have lost its impact. Often written clichéd.
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