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View usage for: (kɒmənpleɪs) Word forms: plural commonplaces1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. Foreign vacations have become commonplace. It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys. Synonyms: everyday, common, ordinary, widespread More Synonyms of commonplace 2. countable noun [usually singular, oft N to-inf/that]A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found. 3. countable noun [usually singular]A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. It is a commonplace to say that movies can manipulate public taste. Synonyms: cliché, platitude, banality, truism More Synonyms of commonplace commonplace in British English (ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs) adjective1. ordinary; everyday commonplace duties 2. dull and obvious; trite commonplace prose noun3. something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism 4. a passage in a book marked for inclusion in a commonplace book, etc 5. an ordinary or common thing Derived forms commonplaceness (ˈcommonˌplaceness) noun Word origin C16: translation of Latin locus commūnis argument of wide application, translation of Greek koinos toposcommonplace in American English (ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs) noun1. Obsolete a passage marked for reference or included in a commonplace book 2. a trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude 3. anything common or ordinary adjective4. neither new nor interesting; obvious or ordinary SIMILAR WORDS: ˈplatiˌtude, trite Word origin lit. transl. of L locus communis, Gr koinos topos, general topic Examples of 'commonplace' in a sentencecommonplace In other languagescommonplace British English: commonplace ADJECTIVE If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. Foreign holidays have become commonplace. - American English: commonplace
- Brazilian Portuguese: trivial
- Chinese: 常见的
- European Spanish: corriente
- French: banal
- German: alltäglich
- Italian: ordinario
- Japanese: 平凡な
- Korean: 평범한
- European Portuguese: trivial
- Latin American Spanish: corriente
Chinese translation of 'commonplace'commonplace (ˈkɔmənpleɪs) n (c) -
寻(尋)常的事 (xúncháng de shì) (件, jiàn)
Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms Opposites new , interesting , original , novel , strange , exciting , rare , unique , unusual , extraordinary , unfamiliar , uncommon , ground-breaking , infrequent , left-field (informal) Definition a cliché It is a commonplace to say that the poetry of the first world war was greater than that of the second. Additional synonymsDefinition lacking originality The text is banal. Synonyms unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring, tired, routine, dull, everyday, stereotypical, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, tedious, vanilla (slang), dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, humdrum, threadbare, trite, unimaginative, uneventful, uninteresting, clichéd, old hat, mind-numbing, hackneyed, ho-hum (informal), vapid, repetitious, wearisome, platitudinous, cliché-ridden, unvaried His ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me. Synonyms cliché, commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide (informal), old chestnut, stock phrase, trite phrase Definition frequently encountered Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world. Synonyms usual, standard, daily, regular, ordinary, familiar, plain, conventional, routine, frequent, everyday, customary, commonplace, vanilla (slang), habitual, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, stock, workaday, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), a dime a dozen |