prosaicness
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prosaicness — noun The characteristic of being prosaic … Wiktionary
prosaicness — n. boringness, tediousness; dullness, state of being unimaginative; character of the prose writing style … English contemporary dictionary
prosaicness — pro·sa·ic·ness … English syllables
prosaicness — noun commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting • Syn: ↑prosiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosaic, ↑prosy (for: ↑prosiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prosiness — noun commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting • Syn: ↑prosaicness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosaic (for: ↑prosaicness), ↑prosy • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prosaic — prosaically, adv. prosaicness, n. /proh zay ik/, adj. 1. commonplace or dull; matter of fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind. 2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry. Also, prosaical. [1650 60; LL prosaicus. See PROSE,… … Universalium
prosaic — adjective /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk,pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ a) Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. The tenor of Eliots prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry. b) Straightforward; matter of fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.… … Wiktionary
austerity — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Catharism, Franciscanism, Lenten fare, Sabbatarianism, Spartan simplicity, Spartanism, Trappism, Waldensianism, Yoga, abstinence, anchoritic monasticism, anchoritism, asceticism, astringency, austerity… … Moby Thesaurus
candor — Synonyms and related words: accessibility, approachability, artlessness, austerity, baldness, bareness, big mouth, bluffness, bluntness, broadness, brusqueness, candidness, childlikeness, common speech, communicativeness, conversableness, cricket … Moby Thesaurus
commonness — Synonyms and related words: Attic simplicity, accustomedness, averageness, banality, banalness, baseness, chasteness, classical purity, cliche, coarseness, common occurrence, commonality, commonplaceness, confirmedness, conventionality, corniness … Moby Thesaurus
