prosaicness

prosaicness
The characteristic of being prosaic.

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  • prosaicness — See prosaically. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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