Swedish adjective

banal

prosaic, commonplace, banal/baˈnɑːl/

Meaning

prosaic; commonplace; banal

In Swedish: ointressant genom sin vanlighet

Forms

Forms of banal
Basic form	banal	with en-words
Neuter	banalt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	banala	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	banalare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	banalast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does banal mean in English?

banal means “prosaic, commonplace”.

Similar words

oväsentligenkel

Origin

Borrowed from French banal.

Nearby common words

banal is number 8,889 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,885holländska Dutch language, Dutchwoman
8,886asiatiska a woman from Asia
8,887avseende consideration, attention
8,888vålla cause
8,890frossa guzzle, revel
8,891ingendera neither
8,892volontär volunteer
8,893trappsteg steps

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary