English-Thai Dictionary

prosaic

ADJ ธรรมดาๆ  จืดชืด  น่าเบื่อ  common trite tam-ma-da-tam-ma-da

 

prosaism

N ลักษณะ ธรรมดา  ลักษณะ ปกิณ กะ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROSAIC

a.s as z. [L. prosaicus, from prosa, prose. ] Pertaining to prose; resembling prose; not restricted by numbers; applied to writings; as a prosaic composition.

 

PROSAL

a.Prosaic. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSAIC; PROSAICAL

Pro *sa "ic, Pro *sa "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. prosaius, from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosaïque. See Prose. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition. Cudworth.

 

2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person. Ed. Rev. -- Pro *sa "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Pro *sa "ic *al *ness, n.

 

PROSAICISM

PROSAICISM Pro *sa "i *cism, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. [R.] Poe.

 

PROSAISM

PROSAISM Pro "sa *ism, n.

 

Defn: That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner. Coleridge.

 

PROSAIST

PROSAIST Pro "sa *ist, n.

 

Defn: A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. "An estimable prosaist. " I. Taylor.

 

PROSAL

PROSAL Pro "sal, a

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prosaic

pro sa ic |prōˈzāik prəˈzeɪɪk | ▶adjective having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty: prosaic language can't convey the experience. • commonplace; unromantic: the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns. DERIVATIVES pro sa i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, pro sa ic ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer ): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse )’ (see prose ). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent.

 

prosaist

prosaist |ˈprəʊzeɪɪst | ▶noun 1 a person who writes in prose. 2 a prosaic person. DERIVATIVES prosaism noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French prosaïste, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse )’ (see prose ).

 

prosauropod

pro sau ro pod |prōˈsôrəˌpäd proʊˈsɔrəpɑd | ▶noun an elongated, partly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods, related to the ancestors of sauropods. [Infraorder Prosauropoda, suborder Sauropodomorpha, order Saurischia. ] ORIGIN 1950s: from pro- 2 ‘before in time ’ + sauropod .

 

Oxford Dictionary

prosaic

prosaic |prə (ʊ )ˈzeɪɪk | ▶adjective having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality: prosaic language can't convey the experience. • commonplace; unromantic: the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns. DERIVATIVES prosaically adverb, prosaicness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer ): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse )’ (see prose ). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent.

 

prosaist

prosaist |ˈprəʊzeɪɪst | ▶noun 1 a person who writes in prose. 2 a prosaic person. DERIVATIVES prosaism noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French prosaïste, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse )’ (see prose ).

 

prosauropod

prosauropod |prəʊˈsɔːrəpɒd, -ˈsaʊr -| ▶noun an elongated partly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods, related to the ancestors of sauropods. ●Infraorder Prosauropoda, suborder Sauropodomorpha, order Saurischia. ORIGIN 1950s: from pro- 2 ‘before in time ’ + sauropod .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prosaic

prosaic adjective a prosaic lecture that had us fighting to stay awake: ordinary, everyday, commonplace, conventional, straightforward, routine, run-of-the-mill, by-the-numbers, workaday; unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, dreary, tedious, boring, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, tame, plodding; bland, insipid, banal, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental. ANTONYMS interesting, imaginative, inspired.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prosaic

prosaic adjective 1 flowers are given variously poetic or prosaic names: unimaginative, uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy, plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale, jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal, factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat. ANTONYMS imaginative, inspired. 2 Bloomwater's present owner was a more prosaic figure: ordinary, everyday, usual, common, conventional, straightforward, routine, humdrum, commonplace, run-of-the-mill, workaday, businesslike, pedestrian, tame, mundane, dull, dreary, tedious, boring, ho-hum, uninspiring, monotonous. ANTONYMS interesting.

 

Duden Dictionary

Prosa

Pro sa Substantiv, feminin , die |Pr o sa |die Prosa; Genitiv: der Prosa spätmittelhochdeutsch prōse, althochdeutsch prōsa, < lateinisch prosa (oratio ), eigentlich = geradeaus gerichtete (= schlichte ) Rede, zu: prorsus = nach vorn gewendet freie, ungebundene, nicht durch Reim, Rhythmik und Vers gebundene Form der Sprache Poesie und Prosa | die erzählende Prosa Thomas Manns | eine gute Prosa schreiben | ein Epos in Prosa | ein Band mit Prosa (mit Prosatexten ) | ein Stück Prosa ein Prosatext | figurativ die Prosa (gehoben ; Nüchternheit, Poesielosigkeit ) des Alltags

 

Prosaband

Pro sa band Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr o saband |der Prosaband < Plural: Prosabände > Band mit Prosatexten sie hat einen neuen Prosaband veröffentlicht

 

Prosadichtung

Pro sa dich tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Pr o sadichtung |in Prosa abgefasster Text mit lyrischer Aussage

 

Prosaiker

Pro sa i ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pros a iker |1 Prosaist 2 Mensch von nüchterner Geistesart

 

Prosaikerin

Pro sa i ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pros a ikerin |weibliche Form zu Prosaiker

 

prosaisch

pro sa isch Adjektiv |pros a isch |spätlateinisch prosaicus 1 selten in Prosa abgefasst prosaische Texte 2 bildungssprachlich nüchtern, sachlich, trocken, ohne Fantasie ein prosaischer Mensch | ein prosaischer Zweckbau | in der prosaischen Sprache eines Polizeiberichts

 

Prosaist

Pro sa ist Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Prosa i st |Prosaschriftsteller

 

Prosaistin

Pro sa is tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Prosa i stin |weibliche Form zu Prosaist

 

prosaistisch

pro sa is tisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |prosa i stisch |frei von romantischen Gefühlswerten, sachlich-nüchtern berichtend

 

Prosaschriftsteller

Pro sa schrift stel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr o saschriftsteller |Schriftsteller, der [vorwiegend ] Prosa schreibt

 

Prosaschriftstellerin

Pro sa schrift stel le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pr o saschriftstellerin |weibliche Form zu Prosaschriftsteller

 

Prosastück

Pro sa stück Substantiv, Neutrum , das in Prosa abgefasstes Stück 6a

 

Prosatext

Pro sa text Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr o satext |in Prosa abgefasster Text

 

Prosaübersetzung

Pro sa über set zung Substantiv, feminin , die |Pr o saübersetzung |in Prosa abgefasste Übersetzung eines lyrischen Textes

 

Prosawerk

Pro sa werk Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pr o sawerk |

 

French Dictionary

prosaïque

prosaïque adj. adjectif Terre à terre, vulgaire. : Des demandes prosaïques. SYNONYME matérialiste . Prononciation Le o est fermé, [prozaik ] Note Orthographique prosa ï que.

 

prosaïquement

prosaïquement art. article D ’une manière prosaïque. SYNONYME banalement ; terre à terre .

 

prosaïsme

prosaïsme n. m. nom masculin Caractère de ce qui est prosaïque, de ce qui concerne la vie courante et manque d ’élévation. Prononciation Le o est fermé, [prozaism ] Note Orthographique prosa ï sme.

 

Spanish Dictionary

prosa

prosa nombre femenino 1 Forma de expresión lingüística habitual, no sujeta a la medida y cadencia del verso :una obra escrita en prosa; el lector disfrutará de su rigor tanto como de su fluida y brillante prosa .2 Conjunto de las obras literarias escritas de esa forma que son de un determinado autor o época, o están escritas en una determinada lengua :la prosa borgiana; la prosa del Siglo de Oro; la prosa castellana se consolidó a partir de la importante labor lingüística de Alfonso X (siglo xiii ).3 Aspecto prosaico o vulgar de algo .4 despectivo Exceso de palabras para decir cosas de poco interés :mucha prosa traes hoy …ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín prosa ‘forma de discurso no regido por las leyes de versificación ’, sustantivación del adjetivo prosus (femenino prosa ) ‘que va en línea recta ’, procedente de prosa oratio , propiamente ‘discurso derecho ’.

 

prosaico, -ca

prosaico, -ca adjetivo Que resulta vulgar o carece de emoción o interés o elevación, por estar demasiado relacionado con lo material :les unía una fuerte tendencia lógica, que en algunas ocasiones le llevaba a explicaciones muy prosaicas; la descripción del viaje imaginado va de lo más fútil y prosaico a lo más trascendente .

 

prosaísmo

prosaísmo nombre masculino 1 Cualidad de lo que es prosaico .2 Defecto de una obra en verso, o de alguna de sus partes, consistente en la falta de armonía o de entonación poéticas, en la demasiada llaneza de la expresión o en la insulsez y trivialidad del concepto :el prosaísmo de Campoamor tuvo sus admiradores .

 

prosapia

prosapia nombre femenino formal Ascendencia o linaje de una persona, en especial si es ilustre o aristocrático .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prosaic

pro sa ic /proʊzéɪɪk /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠散文的な, 退屈な, 単調な (dull ); 想像力に欠ける, つまらない (mundane ).