Prosaicism
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. countable, uncountable
"Through this species of prosaicism, Cowper, with scarcely one of the higher poetical elements, came very near making his age fancy him the equal of Pope […]"
Example
More examples"Through this species of prosaicism, Cowper, with scarcely one of the higher poetical elements, came very near making his age fancy him the equal of Pope […]"
Etymology
From prosaic + -ism.
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