Prosaic vs Apathy - What's the difference?
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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.
Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
* {{quote-book, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
, title=Frankenstein
, chapter=2
As an adjective prosaic
is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.As a noun apathy is
complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.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.
Synonyms
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* poeticAnagrams
*apathy
English
(wikipedia apathy)Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}