Antonyms for prosaic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : proh-zey-ik

Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈzeɪ ɪk

Definition of prosaic

Origin : 1650s, "having to do with prose," from Middle French prosaique and directly from Medieval Latin prosaicus "in prose" (16c.), from Latin prosa "prose" (see prose). Meaning "having the character of prose (in contrast to the feeling of poetry)" is by 1746; extended sense of "ordinary" is by 1813, both from French.

adj unimaginative

Example sentences :

Prosaic people would say "melted snow water," but Hans Andersen would have known better than that.
Extract from : « The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere » by Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart

Prosaic needles and thread assumed a mysterious charm in the dimpled hands of the girl he loved.
Extract from : « The Shadow of Victory » by Myrtle Reed

In Prosaic Misunderstandings he makes us realise precisely what we mean by religion.
Extract from : « Why we should read » by S. P. B. Mais

Prosaic cow-punching was relegated to the rear and they looked eagerly forward to their several missions.
Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up » by Clarence Edward Mulford

Prosaic critics point out that such bowers were used as isolation huts for suspected cases.
Extract from : « Bonnie Scotland » by A.R. Hope Moncrieff

Prosaic commentators are always asking, Who is meant by a poet, as though a poem were a legal document.
Extract from : « Alexander Pope » by Leslie Stephen

Prosaic, unimaged, without poetry or myth, they dully persisted until pedlars appeared with Hellenic legends and wares.
Extract from : « The Lords of the Ghostland » by Edgar Saltus

Prosaic as these journeys may seem, they are nevertheless the inspiration of my hopes, the feeders of my visions.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880. » by Various

Prosaic enough, however, was what she went on to tell him of her struggle for life by day and for learning by night.
Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill

Two Prosaic Persons come upon a little picture, by Mr. Swan, of a boy lying on a rock, piping to fishes.
Extract from : « Voces Populi » by F. Anstey

Synonyms for prosaic

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