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run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhn uhv, ov stressed th ee mil]
    • /rʌn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði mɪl/
    • /rʌn əv ðə mɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn uhv, ov stressed th ee mil]
    • /rʌn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði mɪl/

Definitions of run-of-the-mill word

  • adjective run-of-the-mill merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance. 1
  • adjective run-of-the-mill A run-of-the-mill person or thing is very ordinary, with no special or interesting features. 0
  • noun run-of-the-mill ordinary or routine 0
  • adjective run-of-the-mill ordinary, average, or undistinguished in quality, character, or nature; not special or excellent 0
  • adjective run-of-the-mill not special; ordinary; average 0
See all 5 definitions of run-of-the-mill

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Origin of run-of-the-mill

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Run-of-the-mill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for run-of-the-mill

adj run-of-the-mill

  • banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
  • boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
  • characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
  • cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
  • colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.

adjective run-of-the-mill

  • average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
  • everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
  • fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
All 37 Synonyms of run-of-the-mill

Antonyms for run-of-the-mill

adjective run-of-the-mill

  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
  • elite — A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
  • handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
  • landmark — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
  • milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
All 5 Antonyms of run-of-the-mill

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Related words

  • mediocre

    of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
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