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- [proh-zey-ik]
- /proʊˈzeɪ ɪk/
- /prəˈzeɪ.ɪk/
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- [proh-zey-ik]
- /proʊˈzeɪ ɪk/
Definitions of prosaic word
- adjective prosaic commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind. 1
- adjective prosaic of or having the character or form of prose, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, rather than of poetry. 1
- adjective prosaic Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. 0
- adjective prosaic lacking imagination 0
- adjective prosaic having the characteristics of prose 0
- adjective prosaic of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc. 0
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Origin of prosaic
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60, prosaic is from the Late Latin word prōsaicus. See prose, -ic
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Parts of speech for Prosaic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prosaic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prosaic
adj prosaic
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bromidic — ordinary; dull
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
adjective prosaic
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- diddly — anything at all or of any consequence
- everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
Antonyms for prosaic
adj prosaic
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- dactylic — of, relating to, or having a dactyl
- iambic — Prosody. pertaining to the iamb. consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.
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