prosaic

• Qualifie quelque chose de terne, ordinaire ou dépourvu d'imagination ; qui manque de poésie ou d'originalité, banal ou terre-à-terre.

Describes something that is dull, ordinary, or lacking in imagination; matter-of-fact or commonplace.

1. Dull or ordinaryC1formal

   Having the style or qualities of prose; lacking poetic beauty or imagination; commonplace.

   Prosaïque (banal, sans imagination)

   • The description was so prosaic that it failed to capture the beauty of the scene.
   • His prosaic explanation of the complex theory left the audience uninspired.
   • She found the prosaic routine of daily life to be suffocating.

   Synonymesbanalcommonplacedulleverydayflathumdrummatter-of-factmundaneordinarypedestrianprosytedioustriteunimaginative

   Antonymescreativeexcitingimaginativeinspiredinteresting

2. Matter-of-fact or practicalC1formal

   Concerned with everyday, practical matters rather than imaginative or idealistic ones.

   prosaïque (sens pratique)

   • He took a prosaic approach to the problem, focusing only on the facts.
   • Her prosaic advice was to save money and avoid risks.
   • The poet's work was criticized for being too prosaic and lacking emotion.

   Synonymesdown-to-earthmatter-of-factpracticalpragmaticrealisticsensibleunromanticutilitarian

   Antonymescreativefancifulidealisticimaginativeromantic