Commonness
[kɒmәnnis]
Definition
(noun.) ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace.
(noun.) the state of being that is commonly observed.
Edited by Elise--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.
(n.) Triteness; meanness.
Editor: Peter
Examples
- Where then lay the spots of commonness? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- With respect to the number of individuals or commonness of species, the comparison of course relates only to the members of the same group. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- How could there be any commonness in a man so well-bred, so ambitious of social distinction, so generous and unusual in his views of social duty? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Malcolm