prosaic
Collocations
4ADJ.
tired
VERB + PROSAIC
making
PROSAIC + NOUN
life, materialism, motive
ADV.
greatly, simply
Definitions
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
She lived a prosaic life.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — not challenging
- commonplace
- humdrum
- unglamorous
- unglamourous
adjective — lacking wit or imagination
- pedestrian
- prosy
- earthbound
adjective — not fanciful or imaginative
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
WiktionaryI was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
WiktionaryHis account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
WiktionaryThe prosaic materialism of the majority condemns as madness the flashes of super-sight which penetrate the common veil of obvious empiricism.
Tatoeba · #5749599What a prosaic motive! It seems to take all the romance out of it.
Tatoeba · #6622251She soon grew tired of her prosaic life.
Tatoeba · #10803326