bromide

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

bromure

banalité

cliché

platitude

banalisation

lieu commun

figure de rhétorique

Opposé de

sulphite

Synonymes

platitude

commonplace

cliche

banality

truism

bromine

empty words

Promide

rhetoric

soporific

triteness

triviality

unoriginality

Traductions

bromuro

bromuro

luogo comune

cliché

bromur

Binsenweisheit

Plattitüde

Allgemeinplatz

brometo

banalità

Floskel

Gemeinplatz

Banalität

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.