Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosaicism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-saicism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prosaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

prosaicisms (plural)

Questions

What does prosaicism mean?: The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
Where does prosaicism come from?: From prosaic + -ism.

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