bannal

bannal is the uncommon form of banal.

Meaning of banal

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

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banal clichés
Synonyms:

everyday, prosaic, mundane, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, commonplace, corny

Antonyms:

new, original
(historical, uncommon) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
- They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.1926, Thomas Guérin, Feudal Canada: The Story of the Seigniories of New France, page 72

bannal (plural bannals)

(dialectal, rare) Synonym of common broom (“Cytisus scoparius”).
- Cytisus scoparius Link. Common Broom; Bannal. Native. "Common in most of the districts, but becoming rarer as the Lizard and Land's End are approached. Cornish people hold that there are male and female Bannals, or, as it is locally expressed, He Bannals and She Bannals.1930, Edgar Thurston, British & Foreign Trees and Shrubs in Cornwall
Synonyms:

common broom

From Cornish banadhel (“broom”).

What does bannal mean?: Bannal means synonym of common broom (“Cytisus scoparius”).
What is bannal the uncommon form of?: Bannal is the uncommon form of banal.
What part of speech is bannal?: Bannal is a noun.
What is the plural of bannal?: The plural of bannal is bannals.

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