Prosaic vs Monotonous - What's the difference?
prosaic | monotonous |
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
(usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring; humdrum; dull; unimaginative.
having an unvarying tone or pitch
tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety
As adjectives the difference between prosaic and monotonous
is that prosaic is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose while monotonous is having an unvarying tone or pitch.prosaic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
- I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
- His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
- She lived a prosaic life.
