bromide

Worn-out old phrase

A bromide is a trite, unoriginal statement offered as if it were wisdom—the kind of thing people say to fill silence or seem profound: She dismissed his advice as nothing but bromides.

The figurative sense comes from potassium bromide, once used as a sedative; a bromide is similarly dulling.

In chemistry, bromides remain a class of compounds containing bromine.

platitude

cliché

Overused, unoriginal expression

truismStatement needing no proof
banalityTiresome lack of originality
commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent

hackneyed · trite · worn-out · tired · overused · unoriginal · shopworn · chestnut · saying · maxim

chemical

potassium

Nineteenth element, symbol K

sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
silverLustrous white precious metal
halideHalogen-element compound

salt · compound · sedative · anticonvulsant · medication · crystal · aqueous · inorganic · solution · photographic

bore

dull

Lacking edge or interest

tediousBoring through length
blandLacking distinctive qualities
vapidDull, without depth

stale · uninspired · prosaic · humdrum · lifeless · insipid · monotonous · tiresome · predictable · unimaginative

bromide

cliché

potassium

dull

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