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- [kom-uh n-pleys]
- /ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs/
- /ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-uh n-pleys]
- /ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs/
Definitions of commonplace word
- adjective commonplace If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. 3
- countable noun commonplace A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found. 3
- countable noun commonplace A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. 3
- adjective commonplace ordinary; everyday 3
- adjective commonplace dull and obvious; trite 3
- noun commonplace something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism 3
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Origin of commonplace
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; translation of Latin locus commūnis, itself translation of Greek koinòs tópos
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Parts of speech for Commonplace
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commonplace popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
commonplace usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commonplace
adj commonplace
- mundane — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- prevalent — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
noun commonplace
- stereotype — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
adjective commonplace
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- routine — subroutine
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
Antonyms for commonplace
adj commonplace
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
noun commonplace
adjective commonplace
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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