Meaning & Definition of Commonplace in English
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Commonplace
/kɑmənples/
noun
1. A trite or obvious remark
synonym:
- platitude,
- cliche,
- banality,
- commonplace,
- bromide
adjective
1. Completely ordinary and unremarkable
- "Air travel has now become commonplace"
- "Commonplace everyday activities"
synonym:
- commonplace
2. Not challenging
- Dull and lacking excitement
- "An unglamorous job greasing engines"
synonym:
- commonplace,
- humdrum,
- prosaic,
- unglamorous,
- unglamourous
3. 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'"
synonym:
- banal,
- commonplace,
- hackneyed,
- old-hat,
- shopworn,
- stock(a),
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tired,
- trite,
- well-worn
Examples of using
Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.