PROSAIC

Meaning of PROSAIC in English

adj.1 like prose, lacking poetic beauty.

2 unromantic; dull; commonplace (took a prosaic view of life).

Derivatives:

prosaically adv. prosaicness n.

Etymology: F prosa{iuml}que or LL prosaicus (as PROSE)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PROSAIC — (-áic) adj 1. prose; 2. prosaic
Interlingua English vocab
PROSAIC — ~
English interlingue dictionary
PROSAIC — adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Latin prosa prose Date: circa 1656 1. characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROSAIC — prōˈzāik, prəˈ-, -āēk adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose + -icus -ic — more at prose 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROSAIC — (a.) Alt. of Prosaical
Английский словарь Webster
PROSAIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Prosaical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSAIC — — prosaically , adv. — prosaicness , n. /proh zay"ik/ , adj. 1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSAIC — adj. common, regular; boring, tedious; unimaginative, dull; resembling prose, similar to the writing style for prose
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROSAIC — adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose Date: circa 1656 1. a. : characteristic of prose as distinguished …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROSAIC — adj ·alt. of prosaical.
Webster English vocab
PROSAIC — [ prə(ʊ)'zeɪɪk ] ■ adjective 1》 having the style or diction of prose. 2》 commonplace; unromantic. Derivatives ~ally adverb ~ness …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PROSAIC — prosaic BrE AmE prə ʊ ˈzeɪ ɪk AmE \ proʊ- ▷ prosaic|ally ə l‿i ▷ prosaic|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROSAIC — / prəˈzeɪɪk; NAmE / adjective (usually disapproving ) 1. ordinary and not showing any imagination SYN unimaginative : a prosaic …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROSAIC — pro ‧ sa ‧ ic /prəʊˈzeɪ-ɪk, prə- $ proʊ-, prə-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROSAIC — adj. 1 like prose, lacking poetic beauty. 2 unromantic; dull; commonplace (took a prosaic view of life). øøprosaically adv. prosaicness …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROSAIC — adj. 1 like prose, lacking poetic beauty. 2 unromantic; dull; commonplace (took a prosaic view of life). prosaically adv. prosaicness …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROSAIC — Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. ( FORMAL ) His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROSAIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ Bloomwater's present owner was a more prosaic figure, Sir Lionel Newman, the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROSAIC — [adjective] [formal] - lacking interest, imagination and variety; boringI felt the book was spoilt by its prosaic dialogue.If only she'd …
Cambridge English vocab
PROSAIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 belonging to or characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry FF1C; his poetry is far more …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PROSAIC — adjective 1. belonging to or characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry his poetry is far more fanciful than his …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSAIC — adj. Prosaic is used with these nouns: ↑ explanation
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PROSAIC — adj. dull, banal, overdone, tedious, clichéd, commonplace, stereotyped, pedestrian, flat, stereotypical, hackneyed, stock, routine, everyday, ordinary, common, workaday, mediocre, undistinguished, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PROSAIC — прил. 1) прозаический 2) неинтересный, прозаичный, прозаический, скучный (о людях и предметах) Syn : commonplace, humdrum, dull, tame; unpoetic, unromantic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROSAIC — prosaic.ogg prə(ʋ)ʹzeıık,-prə(ʋ)ʹzeıık(ə)l a 1. прозаический 2. прозаичный, прозаический, скучный prosaic(al) speaker - скучный оратор prosaic(al) details of everyday life - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PROSAIC — a 1. прозаический 2. прозаичный, прозаический, скучный prosaic(al) speaker - скучный оратор prosaic(al) details of everyday life - скука повседневной …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PROSAIC — _a. 1> прозаический 2> прозаичный, скучный; prosaic speaker - скучный оратор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PROSAIC — a. 1. прозаический 2. прозаичный, скучный; prosaic speaker - скучный оратор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PROSAIC — _a. 1> прозаический 2> прозаичный, скучный; prosaic speaker скучный оратор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PROSAIC — прил. 1) прозаический 2) неинтересный, прозаичный, прозаический, скучный (о людях и предметах) Syn : commonplace, humdrum, dull, tame; unpoetic, unromantic …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROSAIC — adj. Pronunciation: pr ō - ' z ā -ik Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROSAIC — [pro.sa.ic] adj [LL prosaicus, fr. L prosa prose] (ca. 1656) 1 a: characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry: factual …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROSAIC — Something that is ~ is dull and uninteresting. (FORMAL) His instructor offered a more ~ explanation for the surge in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROSAIC — Synonyms and related words : Attic, Spartan, actual, arid, ascetic, austere, bald, banal, banausic, bare, barren, bland, boring, breadwinning, businesslike, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSAIC — a. ; ( also ~al ) 1. Prosy, unpoetical. 2. Dull, flat, stupid, uninteresting, unentertaining, tiresome, tedious, prolix, prosing, vapid, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PROSAIC — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PROSAIC — adj. 25B6; adjective ORDINARY, everyday, commonplace, conventional, straightforward, routine, run-of-the-mill, workaday; UNIMAGINATIVE, uninspired, uninspiring, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, dreary, tedious, boring, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSAIC — Прозаический
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PROSAIC — прозаический прозаичный, скучный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PROSAIC — (a) прозаический
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PROSAIC — a 1. прозаический 2. прозаичный, прозаический, скучный ~(al) speaker - скучный оратор ~(al) details of everyday life - скука повседневной …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PROSAIC — adj. прозаичный, скучный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PROSAIC — adj. прозаичный, скучный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PROSAIC — прил. 1) прозаический 2) неинтересный, прозаичный, прозаический, скучный ( о людях и предметах ) Syn: commonplace , humdrum , dull …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PROSAIC — прил. 1) прозаический 2) неинтересный, прозаичный, прозаический, скучный (о людях и предметах) Syn: commonplace, humdrum, dull, tame, unpoetic, unromantic
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PROSAIC — прозаический прозаичный, скучный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PROSAIC — [adj.] 1) прозаический 2) повседневный, скучный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
PROSAIC — a 1) прозаический; 2) повседневный, скучный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
PROSAIC — прозаический
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PROSAIC — повседневный, прозаический, прозаичный
English-Russian vocab
PROSAIC — прозаический
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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