banalizm

Polish

Etymology

From banał +‎ -izm. First attested in 1885.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈna.lizm/
  • Rhymes: -alizm
  • Syllabification: ba‧na‧lizm

Noun

banalizm m inan

  1. (historical, literature) movement in Polish literature in which one deliberately writes uninteresting texts or in a boring way (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. (obsolete) synonym of banał

Declension

References

  1. ^ Gazeta Narodowa (in Polish), volume 24, number 187, 18 August 1885, page 1

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