bromide

/'broumaid/
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bromide

A speaker's bromide left the audience yawning.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A trite or obvious remark: A statement that is unoriginal, lacking in originality or freshness, often considered dull or boring because it has been said many times before.
    • (Chemistry) A salt of hydrobromic acid: Any chemical compound containing the bromide ion (Br⁻). Historically, some bromides were used medicinally as sedatives.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Trite Remark):
    • His speech was full of tired bromides about hard work and patience.
    • The politician offered nothing new, just the same old bromides we've all heard before.
  • Noun (Chemical Compound):
    • Potassium bromide was once a common sedative in the 19th century.
    • Silver bromide is used in photographic film.
Advanced Usage
  • "Bromidic" (Adjective): Describing something as dull, trite, or lacking originality.
    • His bromidic observations added nothing to the intellectual discussion.
  • Used metaphorically to describe a person who is conventional and uninteresting.
    • He was dismissed as a corporate bromide, always repeating the company line.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bromidic (adj): Characterized by or given to uttering bromides; dull and trite.
  • Bromate (n/verb): A different chemical salt (BrO₃⁻); to treat with bromine.
Synonyms
  • Platitude: A flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
  • Cliche: A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
  • Commonplace: A remark that is ordinary and not interesting.
  • Truism: A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
Antonyms
  • Originality: The quality of being novel or new.
  • Innovation: A new method, idea, or product.
  • Profundity: Deep insight; great depth of thought.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • To utter a bromide: To say something very predictable and unoriginal.
    • At every meeting, he feels compelled to utter some bromide about teamwork.
  • As exciting as a bromide: A simile describing something as extremely dull or soporific.
    • The lecture was as exciting as a bromide.
bromide

A speaker's bromide left the audience yawning.

Noun
  1. a trite or obvious remark
  2. any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

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