bromide

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
2. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
3. The anionic form of a bromine atom.
4. (broadly) A dull person with conventional thoughts.
5. (broadly) A platitude.
6. (dated) A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
7. A print made on bromide paper.

Teenoorgestelde van

sulphite

Sinonieme

platitude

commonplace

cliche

banality

truism

bromine

empty words

Promide

rhetoric

soporific

triteness

triviality

unoriginality

Vertalings

bromure

bromuro

bromuro

luogo comune

banalité

bromur

brometo

Allgemeinplatz

cliché

Binsenweisheit

Plattitüde

Gemeinplatz

Floskel

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/

Etimologie (Engels)

From brom- + -ide. First used in the sense “dull person” by Gelett Burgess.
Figurative sense ("platitude") by extending the medicating sense through the metaphor of pacifying or placating.