Commonplace

['kɒmənpleɪs] or ['kɑmən'ples]

Definition

(adj.) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; 'an unglamorous job greasing engines' .

(adj.) completely ordinary and unremarkable; 'air travel has now become commonplace'; 'commonplace everyday activities' .

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Definition

(a.) Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.

(n.) An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.

(n.) A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.

(v. t.) To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.

(v. i.) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Trite, stale, hackneyed, ordinary, common, threadbare, not new, worn out.

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Examples

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