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Banal vs Timeworn - What's the difference?

banal | timeworn |

As adjectives the difference between banal and timeworn

is that banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh while timeworn is showing the effects of wear due to long use.

banal

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

    • Synonyms

    * cliche, * corny * everyday * hackneyed * prosaic * trite * vapid * meh * See also

    Antonyms

    * new * original

    Related terms

    * banality * banalize * banally

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    timeworn

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing the effects of wear due to long use
  • * 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
    • After walking the timeworn horizons out of Africa, I have entered a corrugated maze, a knotted crossroad of the world where landscape is read like sacrament, a labyrinth of echoing faiths called the Middle East.
  • trite or banal; overused or hackneyed

    • Synonyms

    * See also