different between prosaic vs quotidian
prosaic
English
Etymology
From Middle French prosaïque, from Medieval Latin prosaicus (“in prose”), from Latin prosa (“prose”), from prorsus (“straightforward, in prose”), from Old Latin provorsus (“straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), from vert? (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, to bend”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p????ze?.?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?o??ze?.?k/
- Rhymes: -e??k
Adjective
prosaic (comparative more prosaic, superlative most prosaic)
- Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- Antonym: poetic
- (of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
- (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
- Synonyms: humdrum, dull, unimaginative; see also Thesaurus:boring
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 6:
- Their steepness and abruptness were even greater than I had imagined from hearsay, and suggested nothing in common with the prosaic objective world we know.
Related terms
- prosaically
- prosaicness
- prose
Translations
Anagrams
- Caprios, ipocras, picaros
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quotidian
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien, Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source, Latin cott?di?nus, qu?t?di?nus (“happening every day”), from adverb cott?di?, qu?t?di? (“every day, daily”), from an unattested adjective derived from quot (“how many”) + locative form of di?s (“day”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kw??t?d??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /kw??t?d??n/
Adjective
quotidian (comparative more quotidian, superlative most quotidian)
- (medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc). [from 14th c.]
- Happening every day; daily. [from 15th c.]
- Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly; commonplace, ordinary, mundane. [from 15th c.]
Translations
Noun
quotidian (plural quotidians)
- (medicine, now rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.]
- (Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.]
- (usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class. [from 20th c.]
Translations
Interlingua
Adjective
quotidian (comparative plus quotidian, superlative le plus quotidian)
- daily
Derived terms
- quotidianmente
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