[むしゅみ, mushumi] (adj-na, n) lacking of flair or refinement; lacking interests or hobbies; vulgarity; dull; prosaic[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,
from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa["i]que. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;
as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev.
[1913 Webster] -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosaic
adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the
history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a
prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {matter-of-fact},
{prosaic}]
2: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn:
{pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {prosy}, {earthbound}]
3: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous
job greasing engines" [syn: {commonplace}, {humdrum},
{prosaic}, {unglamorous}, {unglamourous}]
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