banausic

banausic
banausic (adj.) "merely mechanical," coined 1845 from Gk. banausikos "pertaining to mechanics," from banausos "artisan, mere mechanical," hence (to the Greeks) "base, ignoble;" perhaps lit. "working by fire," from baunos "furnace, forge" (but Klein dismisses this as folk etymology and calls it "of uncertain origin").

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  • banausic — [bə nô′sik, bə nô′zik] adj. [Gr banausikos, for artisans or mechanics] 1. merely mechanical 2. materialistic 3. mundane or utilitarian …   English World dictionary

  • banausic — adjective Etymology: Greek banausikos of an artisan, nonintellectual, vulgar, from banausos artisan Date: 1845 relating to or concerned with earning a living used pejoratively < contempt for the banausic occupations T. S. Eliot >; also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • banausic — /beuh naw sik, zik/, adj. serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical: architecture that was more banausic than inspired. [1835 45; < Gk banausikós, equiv. to bánaus(os) artisan + ikos IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • banausic — adjective /bəˈnɔːsɪk/ a) Mechanical; materialistic, uncultured. b) utilitarian …   Wiktionary

  • banausic — adj. practical, utilitarian, only working for profit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • banausic —    Predominantly suggestive of functional and practical usage rather than decorative or ornamental. Or, common, ordinary, and undistinguished; dull and insipid. Also see bad art, bland, gewgaw, hooptedoodle, and realia …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • banausic — [bə nɔ:sɪk] adjective formal 1》 mundane. 2》 relating to technical work. Origin C19: from Gk banausikos of or for artisans …   English new terms dictionary

  • banausic — ba·nau·sic …   English syllables

  • banausic — ba•nau•sic [[t]bəˈnɔ sɪk, zɪk[/t]] adj. serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical • Etymology: 1835–45; < Gk banausikós …   From formal English to slang

  • banausic — /bəˈnɔsɪk/ (say buh nawsik) adjective 1. suitable for manual workers; uncultivated. 2. materialistic; utilitarian. {Greek banausikos for mechanics} …  

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