bromide

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

bromur

banalitat

fotesa

futilesa

futilitat

trivialitat

nimietat

Oposat a

sulphite

Sinònims

platitude

commonplace

cliche

banality

truism

bromine

empty words

Promide

rhetoric

soporific

triteness

triviality

unoriginality

Traduccions

bromuro

bromure

bromuro

luogo comune

banalité

Allgemeinplatz

cliché

Binsenweisheit

Plattitüde

brometo

Gemeinplatz

Floskel

platitude

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.