Lifeless vs Prosaic - What's the difference?
lifeless | prosaic | Related terms |
inanimate; having no life
dead; having lost life
uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
dull or lacking vitality
departed
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.
Lifeless is a related term of prosaic.
As adjectives the difference between lifeless and prosaic
is that lifeless is inanimate; having no life while prosaic is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.lifeless
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Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* lifelessnessprosaic
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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.