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单词 prosaic
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prosaic


pro·sa·ic

P0605600 (prō-zā′ĭk)adj.1. a. Consisting or characteristic of prose.b. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
[Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa, prose; see prose.]
pro·sa′i·cal·ly adv.pro·sa′ic·ness n.

prosaic

(prəʊˈzeɪɪk) adj1. lacking imagination2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having the characteristics of prose[C16: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose] proˈsaically adv proˈsaicness, proˈsaicalness n

pro•sa•ic

(proʊˈzeɪ ɪk)

also pro•sa′i•cal,



adj. 1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact; unimaginative: a prosaic mind. 2. of or like prose rather than poetry. [1650–60; < Late Latin prōsaicus. See prose, -ic] pro•sa′i•cal•ly, adv. pro•sa′ic•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.prosaic - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"matter-of-factunrhetorical - not rhetorical
2.prosaic - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"pedestrian, prosy, earthbounduninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
3.prosaic - not challengingprosaic - not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"humdrum, unglamorous, unglamourous, commonplaceunexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"

prosaic

adjective dull, ordinary, boring, routine, flat, dry, everyday, tame, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, matter-of-fact, stale, banal, uninspiring, humdrum, trite, unimaginative, hackneyed, workaday, vapid the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
interesting, exciting, unusual, extraordinary, fascinating, entertaining, imaginative, poetical

prosaic

adjective1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic.2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.
Translations
prosaicoprosaicoпрозаический

prosaic


Related to prosaic: abstruse
  • adj

Synonyms for prosaic

adj dull

Synonyms

  • dull
  • ordinary
  • boring
  • routine
  • flat
  • dry
  • everyday
  • tame
  • pedestrian
  • commonplace
  • mundane
  • matter-of-fact
  • stale
  • banal
  • uninspiring
  • humdrum
  • trite
  • unimaginative
  • hackneyed
  • workaday
  • vapid

Antonyms

  • interesting
  • exciting
  • unusual
  • extraordinary
  • fascinating
  • entertaining
  • imaginative
  • poetical

Synonyms for prosaic

adj having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are

Synonyms

  • down-to-earth
  • hard
  • hardheaded
  • matter-of-fact
  • objective
  • practical
  • pragmatic
  • pragmatical
  • realistic
  • sober
  • tough-minded
  • unromantic

adj lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise

Synonyms

  • arid
  • aseptic
  • colorless
  • drab
  • dry
  • dull
  • earthbound
  • flat
  • flavorless
  • lackluster
  • lifeless
  • lusterless
  • matter-of-fact
  • pedestrian
  • spiritless
  • sterile
  • stodgy
  • unimaginative
  • uninspired

Synonyms for prosaic

adj not fanciful or imaginative

Synonyms

  • matter-of-fact

Related Words

  • unrhetorical

adj lacking wit or imagination

Synonyms

  • pedestrian
  • prosy
  • earthbound

Related Words

  • uninteresting

adj not challenging

Synonyms

  • humdrum
  • unglamorous
  • unglamourous
  • commonplace

Related Words

  • unexciting
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