Definition of prosaic in English:

prosaic

adjective prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪkprəˈzeɪɪk

1Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.
prosaic language can't convey the experience
散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。
Example sentencesExamples
- He might have said poetic language is not prosaic.
- Many poets seem threatened by the apparently easily appropriated and fungible modes of prose and prosaic rationality.
- The dialogue between the characters, while littered with profanities and raw language, is verbose and prosaic.
- That's why in rehearsals he often decodes classical mime to prosaic prose.
- These poems and a few others tend to be prosaic, obsessed with private matters in banal terms.
- First, it tells us that the verse has come to an end - which in prosaic language of the kind found here might not otherwise be apparent.
- I don't think I've seen prose this, well, prosaic since I was a teaching assistant grading papers at Columbia.
- The methodical and rather prosaic style may not have the literary skill of, say, Abanindranath Tagore's diary.
- The English track captures the humor and spirit of the show in a way that the prosaic, overly literal, and frankly dull subtitles don't.
- But both in his words and especially in his music, his language is surely prosaic.
- No more than we want our poems to be poetic do we want our prose to be prosaic.
- I'm saying something more prosaic and direct: the administration hasn't been honest about its intentions or goals.
- As it is, the prose passages are prosaic and the rap doggerel is merely tedious.
- Here is a prosaic translation which is a complete disgrace to the original language.
- David, it's horrible when that language is prosaic but I thought that this language was really beautiful.
- The style seems prosaic and indicates a distance from the original oral narrative style.
- He also performs some prosaic poetry of more recent vintage, before nervously taking to the mic to croon.
- But the unorthodox screenplay and prosaic dialogues struggle to convey something more than what other such films generally attempt to.
- Indeed, in a literature that perhaps some find prosaic, these papers stand out for their wit and charm as well as their scholarship.
- We rarely have to think deeply at all because the prosaic nature of our instrumental language does not call for it.
Synonyms
unimaginative, uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy, plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale, jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat
1. 1.1 Commonplace; unromantic.
  平凡的；不浪漫的
  the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns
  人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His crime, by contrast, seems rather prosaic.
  Though aware of surrounding political, military and social developments, they focused on more prosaic concerns.
  He has the knack for creating excitement around the most prosaic merchandise.
  They're mostly worried about a more prosaic concern, which is whether the game is fun.
  But for all these prosaic explanations, there is also a sense of mystery about this work.
  They concluded that at least five percent of reported cases defied a prosaic explanation.
  These, though, are vague considerations for him; his immediate concerns are more prosaic.
  The prosaic reality often falls short of this exalted ideal.
  At the most prosaic level, any journalist has experience of how bad some press officers can be.
  Old sportswriters tend to use mysticism to clarify events that have prosaic, tangible explanations.
  On Monday, Wall Street reopened for business in defiant tone but more prosaic realities quickly took over, dragging the Dow to its largest ever one-day points fall.
  The ordinary and prosaic details of a work of art often end up telling a story independent of the one the author intended.
  Yes, because obviously any such diagnosis won't hinge on anything as prosaic as actual symptoms.
  Unfortunately, the music on the whole is prosaic, even boring at times.
  But this determination to bring everything down to the most prosaic level just inspires indifference in the reader.
  Or, is it possible that the truth is more prosaic?
  The 15 photographs in the series depict prosaic, everyday landscapes: a parking lot, a sports field, a construction site.
  Think about how often we settle for a routine that is rather prosaic or practical.
  The truth is more prosaic, but also more disturbing.
  Although used mainly by the sex industry, their original purpose was more prosaic.
  Synonyms
  ordinary, everyday, usual, common, conventional, straightforward, routine, humdrum, commonplace, run-of-the-mill, workaday, businesslike, pedestrian, tame, mundane, dull, dreary, tedious, boring, ho-hum, uninspiring, monotonous

Derivatives

prosaically

adverb prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk(ə)liprəˈzeɪɪk(ə)li

Skulls, skeletons, mummies - what are more prosaically called human remains - play a significant part in our cultural life, appearing everywhere from Hamlet to heavy metal albums.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I'm pleased with the shut-outs, but at the end of the day, it's more pleasing to win,’ he states prosaically.
- The problem, as we have noted many times, is that these metaphors, which concern that which cannot in any other way be told, are misread prosaically as referring to tangible facts and historical occurrences.
- Damage control, contextualization, historical positioning: This is myth-making - or branding, as we so prosaically call it these days - at its finest.
- The distinctive flat-bottomed boats once used to transport the wine are still moored in the river, though today, more prosaically, the wine is brought down by road in stainless - steel tankers.

prosaicness

noun prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪknəsprəˈzeɪɪknəs

Origin

Late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa 'straightforward (discourse)' (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.

Rhymes

alcaic, algebraic, Aramaic, archaic, choleraic, Cyrenaic, deltaic, formulaic, Hebraic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Pharisaic, Ptolemaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic

Definition of prosaic in US English:

prosaic

adjectiveprəˈzāikprəˈzeɪɪk

1Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
散文体的，散文语言的；缺乏诗意的，平淡无奇的
prosaic language can't convey the experience
散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many poets seem threatened by the apparently easily appropriated and fungible modes of prose and prosaic rationality.
- Indeed, in a literature that perhaps some find prosaic, these papers stand out for their wit and charm as well as their scholarship.
- But both in his words and especially in his music, his language is surely prosaic.
- We rarely have to think deeply at all because the prosaic nature of our instrumental language does not call for it.
- David, it's horrible when that language is prosaic but I thought that this language was really beautiful.
- No more than we want our poems to be poetic do we want our prose to be prosaic.
- He might have said poetic language is not prosaic.
- But the unorthodox screenplay and prosaic dialogues struggle to convey something more than what other such films generally attempt to.
- Here is a prosaic translation which is a complete disgrace to the original language.
- The English track captures the humor and spirit of the show in a way that the prosaic, overly literal, and frankly dull subtitles don't.
- First, it tells us that the verse has come to an end - which in prosaic language of the kind found here might not otherwise be apparent.
- That's why in rehearsals he often decodes classical mime to prosaic prose.
- I don't think I've seen prose this, well, prosaic since I was a teaching assistant grading papers at Columbia.
- The dialogue between the characters, while littered with profanities and raw language, is verbose and prosaic.
- He also performs some prosaic poetry of more recent vintage, before nervously taking to the mic to croon.
- The methodical and rather prosaic style may not have the literary skill of, say, Abanindranath Tagore's diary.
- As it is, the prose passages are prosaic and the rap doggerel is merely tedious.
- I'm saying something more prosaic and direct: the administration hasn't been honest about its intentions or goals.
- These poems and a few others tend to be prosaic, obsessed with private matters in banal terms.
- The style seems prosaic and indicates a distance from the original oral narrative style.
Synonyms
unimaginative, uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy, plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale, jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat
1. 1.1 Commonplace; unromantic.
  平凡的；不浪漫的
  the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns
  人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has the knack for creating excitement around the most prosaic merchandise.
  The ordinary and prosaic details of a work of art often end up telling a story independent of the one the author intended.
  But this determination to bring everything down to the most prosaic level just inspires indifference in the reader.
  These, though, are vague considerations for him; his immediate concerns are more prosaic.
  Though aware of surrounding political, military and social developments, they focused on more prosaic concerns.
  They concluded that at least five percent of reported cases defied a prosaic explanation.
  They're mostly worried about a more prosaic concern, which is whether the game is fun.
  Old sportswriters tend to use mysticism to clarify events that have prosaic, tangible explanations.
  His crime, by contrast, seems rather prosaic.
  Yes, because obviously any such diagnosis won't hinge on anything as prosaic as actual symptoms.
  The truth is more prosaic, but also more disturbing.
  On Monday, Wall Street reopened for business in defiant tone but more prosaic realities quickly took over, dragging the Dow to its largest ever one-day points fall.
  The prosaic reality often falls short of this exalted ideal.
  Unfortunately, the music on the whole is prosaic, even boring at times.
  Or, is it possible that the truth is more prosaic?
  Although used mainly by the sex industry, their original purpose was more prosaic.
  At the most prosaic level, any journalist has experience of how bad some press officers can be.
  The 15 photographs in the series depict prosaic, everyday landscapes: a parking lot, a sports field, a construction site.
  Think about how often we settle for a routine that is rather prosaic or practical.
  But for all these prosaic explanations, there is also a sense of mystery about this work.
  Synonyms
  ordinary, everyday, usual, common, conventional, straightforward, routine, humdrum, commonplace, run-of-the-mill, workaday, businesslike, pedestrian, tame, mundane, dull, dreary, tedious, boring, ho-hum, uninspiring, monotonous

Origin

Late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’ (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.

单词	prosaic
释义	Definition of prosaic in English: prosaic adjective prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪkprəˈzeɪɪk 1Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality. prosaic language can't convey the experience 散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。 Example sentencesExamples He might have said poetic language is not prosaic. Many poets seem threatened by the apparently easily appropriated and fungible modes of prose and prosaic rationality. The dialogue between the characters, while littered with profanities and raw language, is verbose and prosaic. That's why in rehearsals he often decodes classical mime to prosaic prose. These poems and a few others tend to be prosaic, obsessed with private matters in banal terms. First, it tells us that the verse has come to an end - which in prosaic language of the kind found here might not otherwise be apparent. I don't think I've seen prose this, well, prosaic since I was a teaching assistant grading papers at Columbia. The methodical and rather prosaic style may not have the literary skill of, say, Abanindranath Tagore's diary. The English track captures the humor and spirit of the show in a way that the prosaic, overly literal, and frankly dull subtitles don't. But both in his words and especially in his music, his language is surely prosaic. No more than we want our poems to be poetic do we want our prose to be prosaic. I'm saying something more prosaic and direct: the administration hasn't been honest about its intentions or goals. As it is, the prose passages are prosaic and the rap doggerel is merely tedious. Here is a prosaic translation which is a complete disgrace to the original language. David, it's horrible when that language is prosaic but I thought that this language was really beautiful. The style seems prosaic and indicates a distance from the original oral narrative style. He also performs some prosaic poetry of more recent vintage, before nervously taking to the mic to croon. But the unorthodox screenplay and prosaic dialogues struggle to convey something more than what other such films generally attempt to. Indeed, in a literature that perhaps some find prosaic, these papers stand out for their wit and charm as well as their scholarship. We rarely have to think deeply at all because the prosaic nature of our instrumental language does not call for it. Synonyms unimaginative, uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy, plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale, jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat 1.1 Commonplace; unromantic. 平凡的；不浪漫的 the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns 人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。 Example sentencesExamples His crime, by contrast, seems rather prosaic. Though aware of surrounding political, military and social developments, they focused on more prosaic concerns. He has the knack for creating excitement around the most prosaic merchandise. They're mostly worried about a more prosaic concern, which is whether the game is fun. But for all these prosaic explanations, there is also a sense of mystery about this work. They concluded that at least five percent of reported cases defied a prosaic explanation. These, though, are vague considerations for him; his immediate concerns are more prosaic. The prosaic reality often falls short of this exalted ideal. At the most prosaic level, any journalist has experience of how bad some press officers can be. Old sportswriters tend to use mysticism to clarify events that have prosaic, tangible explanations. On Monday, Wall Street reopened for business in defiant tone but more prosaic realities quickly took over, dragging the Dow to its largest ever one-day points fall. The ordinary and prosaic details of a work of art often end up telling a story independent of the one the author intended. Yes, because obviously any such diagnosis won't hinge on anything as prosaic as actual symptoms. Unfortunately, the music on the whole is prosaic, even boring at times. But this determination to bring everything down to the most prosaic level just inspires indifference in the reader. Or, is it possible that the truth is more prosaic? The 15 photographs in the series depict prosaic, everyday landscapes: a parking lot, a sports field, a construction site. Think about how often we settle for a routine that is rather prosaic or practical. The truth is more prosaic, but also more disturbing. Although used mainly by the sex industry, their original purpose was more prosaic. Synonyms ordinary, everyday, usual, common, conventional, straightforward, routine, humdrum, commonplace, run-of-the-mill, workaday, businesslike, pedestrian, tame, mundane, dull, dreary, tedious, boring, ho-hum, uninspiring, monotonous Derivatives prosaically adverb prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk(ə)liprəˈzeɪɪk(ə)li Skulls, skeletons, mummies - what are more prosaically called human remains - play a significant part in our cultural life, appearing everywhere from Hamlet to heavy metal albums. Example sentencesExamples ‘I'm pleased with the shut-outs, but at the end of the day, it's more pleasing to win,’ he states prosaically. The problem, as we have noted many times, is that these metaphors, which concern that which cannot in any other way be told, are misread prosaically as referring to tangible facts and historical occurrences. Damage control, contextualization, historical positioning: This is myth-making - or branding, as we so prosaically call it these days - at its finest. The distinctive flat-bottomed boats once used to transport the wine are still moored in the river, though today, more prosaically, the wine is brought down by road in stainless - steel tankers. prosaicness noun prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪknəsprəˈzeɪɪknəs Origin Late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa 'straightforward (discourse)' (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century. Rhymes alcaic, algebraic, Aramaic, archaic, choleraic, Cyrenaic, deltaic, formulaic, Hebraic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Pharisaic, Ptolemaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic Definition of prosaic in US English: prosaic adjectiveprəˈzāikprəˈzeɪɪk 1Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. 散文体的，散文语言的；缺乏诗意的，平淡无奇的 prosaic language can't convey the experience 散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。 Example sentencesExamples Many poets seem threatened by the apparently easily appropriated and fungible modes of prose and prosaic rationality. Indeed, in a literature that perhaps some find prosaic, these papers stand out for their wit and charm as well as their scholarship. But both in his words and especially in his music, his language is surely prosaic. We rarely have to think deeply at all because the prosaic nature of our instrumental language does not call for it. David, it's horrible when that language is prosaic but I thought that this language was really beautiful. No more than we want our poems to be poetic do we want our prose to be prosaic. He might have said poetic language is not prosaic. But the unorthodox screenplay and prosaic dialogues struggle to convey something more than what other such films generally attempt to. Here is a prosaic translation which is a complete disgrace to the original language. The English track captures the humor and spirit of the show in a way that the prosaic, overly literal, and frankly dull subtitles don't. First, it tells us that the verse has come to an end - which in prosaic language of the kind found here might not otherwise be apparent. That's why in rehearsals he often decodes classical mime to prosaic prose. I don't think I've seen prose this, well, prosaic since I was a teaching assistant grading papers at Columbia. The dialogue between the characters, while littered with profanities and raw language, is verbose and prosaic. He also performs some prosaic poetry of more recent vintage, before nervously taking to the mic to croon. The methodical and rather prosaic style may not have the literary skill of, say, Abanindranath Tagore's diary. As it is, the prose passages are prosaic and the rap doggerel is merely tedious. I'm saying something more prosaic and direct: the administration hasn't been honest about its intentions or goals. These poems and a few others tend to be prosaic, obsessed with private matters in banal terms. The style seems prosaic and indicates a distance from the original oral narrative style. Synonyms unimaginative, uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy, plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale, jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat 1.1 Commonplace; unromantic. 平凡的；不浪漫的 the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns 人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。 Example sentencesExamples He has the knack for creating excitement around the most prosaic merchandise. The ordinary and prosaic details of a work of art often end up telling a story independent of the one the author intended. But this determination to bring everything down to the most prosaic level just inspires indifference in the reader. These, though, are vague considerations for him; his immediate concerns are more prosaic. Though aware of surrounding political, military and social developments, they focused on more prosaic concerns. They concluded that at least five percent of reported cases defied a prosaic explanation. They're mostly worried about a more prosaic concern, which is whether the game is fun. Old sportswriters tend to use mysticism to clarify events that have prosaic, tangible explanations. His crime, by contrast, seems rather prosaic. Yes, because obviously any such diagnosis won't hinge on anything as prosaic as actual symptoms. The truth is more prosaic, but also more disturbing. On Monday, Wall Street reopened for business in defiant tone but more prosaic realities quickly took over, dragging the Dow to its largest ever one-day points fall. The prosaic reality often falls short of this exalted ideal. Unfortunately, the music on the whole is prosaic, even boring at times. Or, is it possible that the truth is more prosaic? Although used mainly by the sex industry, their original purpose was more prosaic. At the most prosaic level, any journalist has experience of how bad some press officers can be. The 15 photographs in the series depict prosaic, everyday landscapes: a parking lot, a sports field, a construction site. Think about how often we settle for a routine that is rather prosaic or practical. But for all these prosaic explanations, there is also a sense of mystery about this work. Synonyms ordinary, everyday, usual, common, conventional, straightforward, routine, humdrum, commonplace, run-of-the-mill, workaday, businesslike, pedestrian, tame, mundane, dull, dreary, tedious, boring, ho-hum, uninspiring, monotonous Origin Late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’ (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.
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