Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BANAL
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; âbromidic sermonsâ; âhis remarks were trite and commonplaceâ; âhackneyed phrasesâ; âa stock answerâ; ârepeating threadbare jokesâ; âparroting some timeworn axiomâ; âthe trite metaphor âhard as nailsââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
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.
Synonyms: everyday, prosaic, Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring
Antonyms: new, original
(uncommon, history) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
Anagrams
• Alban, Balan, Laban, Nabal, alban, laban, labna, nabal, nabla
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"al, a. Etym: [F., fr. ban an ordinance.]
Definition: Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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