 Definitions of commonplace [ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs] 
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1. (adj.) commonplace
ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting.
2. commonplace
dull or platitudinous:
a commonplace remark.
3. (n.) commonplace
a well-known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying; platitude.
4. commonplace
anything common, ordinary, or uninteresting.
5. commonplace
Archaic. a place or passage in a book or writing noted as important for reference or quotation.
Etymology: (1525–35; trans. of L locus commūnis, itself trans. of Gk koinòs tópos)
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| Definition of 'commonplace' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
a trite or obvious remark
2. (adj) commonplace
completely ordinary and unremarkable
"air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"
3. (adj) commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
"an unglamorous job greasing engines"
4. (adj) banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) commonplace
common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation
2. (noun) commonplace
an idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude
3. (noun) commonplace
a memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to
4. (verb) commonplace
to enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads
5. (verb) commonplace
to utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes
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Sense: very ordinary and uninteresting
commonplace remarks.
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 Afrikaans: gemeenplaas |
 Arabic: عادي، تافِه، مُبْتَذَل |
 Bulgarian: банален |
 Brazilian: banal |
 Czech: všední |
 German: uninteressant |
 Danish: almindelig; hverdagsagtig |
 Greek: κοινότοπος, μη ενδιαφέρων |
 Spanish: común, corriente |
 Estonian: (liiga) tavaline |
 Farsi: عادی؛ پیش پا افتاده |
 Finnish: tavallinen |
 French: banal |
 Hebrew: שִׁגרָתִי |
 Hindi: साधारण निरस जगह |
 Croatian: običan, nezanimljiv |
 Hungarian: elcsépelt |
 Indonesian: murahan |
 Icelandic: hversdagslegur |
 Italian: banale |
 Japanese: 平凡な |
 Korean: 평범한 |
 Lithuanian: įprastas, banalus |
 Latvian: ikdienišķs; nodrāzts; ban |
 Malay: tempat biasa |
 Dutch: alledaags |
 Norwegian: banal, triviell, alminnel |
 Polish: banalny |
 Persian: عادی؛ پیش پا افتاده |
 Pashto: عمومى موضوع: تر پښولاندې |
 Portuguese: banal |
 Romanian: banal |
 Russian: банальный |
 Slovak: všedný |
 Slovenian: banalen |
 Serbian: opšti |
 Swedish: alldaglig, banal |
 Thai: ที่เห็นได้บ่อย ๆ |
 Turkish: sıradan |
 Taiwanese: 平凡的 |
 Ukrainian: банальний, заяложений |
 Urdu: معمولی اور غیر دلچسپ |
 Vietnamese: bình thường |
 Chinese: 平凡的 |
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