bromide
NounUS[broh-mahyd]/ˈbroʊˌmaɪd/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugsType of halideKinds silver bromide, methyl bromide, hydrogen bromide
- a trite or obvious remarkSynonyms: platitudeclichebanalitycommonplaceType of remark, truism
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bro′mide (…), noun
1. Chemistry A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. slang
The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.— Gelett Burgess.
3. a conventional or trite saying; — often used in the phrase “old bromide”.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors