Found 3 items, similar to bromide.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: bromide
bromida, sudah umum
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bromide
bromide
n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
2: a trite or obvious remark [syn:
platitude,
cliche,
banality,
commonplace]
3: a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bromide
Bromide
\Bro"mide\, n.
1. (Chem.) A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits
of thought and conversation. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the
majority, and may be depended upon to be trite,
banal, and arbitrary. --Gelett
Burgess.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the
phrase
“old bromide”.
[PJC]