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banausic

ba·nau·sic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-naw-sik, -zik]
    • /bəˈnɔ sɪk, -zɪk/
    • /banˈɔːzɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-naw-sik, -zik]
    • /bəˈnɔ sɪk, -zɪk/

Definitions of banausic word

  • adjective banausic merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian 3
  • adjective banausic merely mechanical 3
  • adjective banausic materialistic 3
  • adjective banausic mundane or utilitarian 3
  • adjective banausic serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical: architecture that was more banausic than inspired. 1
  • noun banausic Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. 1

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Origin of banausic

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Greek banausikós, equivalent to bánaus(os) artisan + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Banausic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

banausic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

banausic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for banausic

adj banausic

  • pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
  • boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
  • humdrum — lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
  • monotone — a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.

adjective banausic

  • uneventful — not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office.
  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
  • stuffy — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
  • laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
  • worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.

Antonyms for banausic

adj banausic

  • interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
  • spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.

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