Nondescript vs Prosaic - What's the difference?
nondescript | prosaic |
Not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified.
* 1851 ,
Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; unexceptional.
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.
As adjectives the difference between nondescript and prosaic
is that nondescript is not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified while prosaic is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.As a noun nondescript
is an undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.nondescript
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In thoroughfares nigh the docks, any considerable seaport will frequently offer to view the queerest looking nondescripts from foreign parts.
- He drove a nondescript silver sedan.
Anagrams
*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.
