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The Meaning of commonplace
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(a.) Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
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(n.) An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
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(n.) A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
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(v. t.) To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
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(v. i.) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
Synonyms
banality
,
bromide
,
cliche
,
platitude
,
tired
,
well-worn
,
hackneyed
,
stock(a)
,
prosaic
,
unglamorous
,
threadbare
,
unglamourous
,
humdrum
,
trite
,
shopworn
,
old-hat
,
banal
,
timeworn
,
monotonous
,
earthbound
,
matter-of-fact
,
prosy
,
pedestrian
,
general
,
common
,
familiar
,
ordinary
,
universal
,
frequent
,
popular
,
usual
,
customary
,
habitual
,
prevalent
,
everyday
,
normal
,
public
Antonyms
extraordinary
,
original
,
exciting
,
exceptional
,
infrequent
,
rare
,
singular
,
uncommon
,
unknown
,
unusual
Rhymes
ace
,
aerospace
,
airspace
,
anyplace
,
apace
,
arianespace
,
base
,
bass
,
birthplace
,
boldface
,
bookcase
,
brace
,
briefcase
,
caisse
,
case
,
cayce
,
chace
,
chase
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crace
,
cyberspace
,
dace
,
database
,
debase
,
deface
,
degrace
,
diabase
,
diastase
,
disgrace
,
displace
,
efface
,
embrace
,
encase
,
erase
,
everyplace
,
face
,
fireplace
,
footrace
,
frace
,
glace
,
grace
,
heyse
,
incase
,
interface
,
interlace
,
lace
,
lactase
,
lambastes
,
left-brace
,
lovelace
,
mace
,
mais
,
marketplace
,
misplace
,
nace
,
orthoclase
,
outpace
,
pace
,
place
,
plagioclase
,
polymerase
,
race
,
replace
,
retrace
,
right-brace
,
scarface
,
shoelace
,
showcase
,
showplace
,
someplace
,
space
,
staircase
,
steeplechase
,
streptokinase
,
suitcase
,
thrace
,
trace
,
typeface
,
vase
,
wace
,
wheelbase
,
workplace