prosaic

(prō-zā'ĭk)
adj.

1. 1. Consisting or characteristic of prose.
   2. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.

[Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa, prose. See prose.]

prosaically pro·sa'i·cal·ly adv.
prosaicness pro·sa'ic·ness n.

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adjective

1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.
2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise: arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See excite/bore/interest.

adj

Definition: unimaginative
Antonyms: creative, imaginative, inspired, interesting, thinking

IN BRIEF: Commonplace. Also: Unimaginative.

You can go through your whole life telling yourself that life is logical, life is prosaic, life is sane. — Stephen King

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - poesiforladt

Nederlands (Dutch)
prozaïsch, gewoon, fantasieloos

Français (French)
adj. - prosaïque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prosaisch, nüchtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πεζός, ανιαρός, κοινότοπος

Italiano (Italian)
prosaico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prosaico

Русский (Russian)
прозаический, скучный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prosaico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - saklig, nykter, vardaglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散文的, 散文性的, 散文体的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 散文的, 散文性的, 散文體的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 산문(체)의, 산문적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 散文の, 活気のない, 平凡な, 退屈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عادي, مبتذل, تافه, ممل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגיל, פשוט, יבש, פרוזאי‬

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