“local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones”
adjective
lacking wit or imagination
“a pedestrian movie plot”
adjective
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
“an unglamorous job greasing engines”
Word Forms
prose
noun
matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
prosaicness
noun
commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
prosiness
noun
commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
prosaisch
nicht fantasievoll oder fantasievoll
🇫🇷French
prosaïque
pas fantaisiste ou imaginatif
🇪🇸Spanish
prosaico
no fantasioso o imaginativo
🇮🇹Italian
prosaico
non fantasioso o fantasioso
🇳🇱Dutch
prozaïsch
niet fantasierijk of fantasierijk
🇵🇹Portuguese
prosaico
não é fantasioso ou imaginativo
🇷🇺Russian
прозаический
не причудливый или воображаемый
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नीरस
काल्पनिक या कल्पनाशील नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
গদ্য
কাল্পনিক বা কল্পনাপ্রবণ নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
உரைநடை
கற்பனையான அல்லது கற்பனை அல்ல
🇮🇳Telugu
గద్య
కాల్పనికమైనది లేదా ఊహాత్మకమైనది కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
गद्य
काल्पनिक किंवा काल्पनिक नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રોસાસિક
કાલ્પનિક અથવા કાલ્પનિક નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಚಲಿತ
ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಅಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗദ്യം
സാങ്കൽപ്പികമോ സാങ്കൽപ്പികമോ അല്ല
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
平淡的
不幻想或富有想象力
🇯🇵Japanese
平凡な
空想的でも想像力的でもない
🇰🇷Korean
산문적인
공상적이거나 상상적이지 않은
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tầm thường
không huyền ảo hay giàu trí tưởng tượng
🇹🇭Thai
น่าเบื่อ
ไม่เพ้อฝันหรือเพ้อฝัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
membosankan
tidak khayalan atau imajinatif
🇵🇭Filipino
karaniwan
hindi imahinasyon o imahinasyon
🇲🇾Malay
prosaik
bukan khayalan atau khayalan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ركيك
ليست خيالية أو خيالية
🇮🇷Persian
منثور
خیال پردازانه یا تخیلی نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
sıradan
hayal ürünü ya da yaratıcı değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
פּרוֹזָאִי
לא דמיוני או דמיוני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prosaic'?
The primary meaning of 'prosaic' is 'not fanciful or imaginative'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prosaic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prosaic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prosaic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prosaic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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