COMMONPLACE Definition & Meaning

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commonplace

[ kom-uhn-pleys ]

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adjective

ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality:
a commonplace person.
trite; hackneyed; platitudinous:
a commonplace remark.

noun

a well-known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying.
Synonyms: , , ,
anything common, ordinary, or uninteresting.
Archaic. a place or passage in a book or writing noted as important for reference or quotation.

commonplace

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adjective

ordinary; everyday
commonplace duties
dull and obvious; trite
commonplace prose

noun

something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism
a passage in a book marked for inclusion in a commonplace book, etc
an ordinary or common thing

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of commonplace¹

1525–35; translation of Latin locus commūnis, itself translation of Greek koinòs tópos

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of commonplace¹

C16: translation of Latin locus commūnis argument of wide application, translation of Greek koinos topos

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Synonym Study

Commonplace, banal, hackneyed, stereotyped, trite describe words, remarks, and styles of expression that are lifeless and uninteresting. Commonplace characterizes thought that is dull, ordinary, and platitudinous: commonplace and boring. Something is banal that seems inane, insipid, and pointless: a heavy-handed and banal affirmation of the obvious. Hackneyed characterizes something that seems stale and worn out through overuse: a hackneyed comparison. Stereotyped emphasizes the fact that situations felt to be similar invariably call for the same thought in exactly the same form and the same words: so stereotyped as to seem automatic. Trite describes something that was originally striking and apt, but which has become so well-known and been so commonly used that all interest has been worn out of it: true but trite.

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Example Sentences

The headteacher said issues with social media had occurred with children as young as seven, in Year 3, while peer pressure for parents to give their children smartphones was commonplace by Year 5.

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Now, she erroneously and disingenuously claims that “such leaks have become commonplace with no investigation or prosecution.”

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While concerns about staff-incited violence are commonplace among juvenile defense attorneys, Gunsberg said that officers are not punished because youths are rarely willing to speak out against their jailers.

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"The claimed similarities are an unprotectable jumble of elements: A title and hook phrase used by many earlier Christmas songs, other commonplace words, phrases, and Christmas tropes like 'Santa Claus' and 'mistletoe'," they wrote.

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Overflowing wheelie bins and black bags piled high have become commonplace in Birmingham in recent weeks.

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