commonplace
IPA: kˈɑmʌnpɫeɪs
noun
- A platitude or cliché.
- Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
- A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
- A commonplace book.
verb
- To make a commonplace book.
- To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
- (obsolete) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
adjective
- Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
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Examples of "commonplace" in Sentences
- The translation of names becomes commonplace.
- Is the usage of these terms commonplace and accepted
- It is commonplace that humans get fat when they overeat.
- Pedicabs became commonplace at the turn of the 21st century.
- The glint of light off water is a commonplace effect of this.
- Hooliganism was commonplace at matches between the clubs in the past.
- The incorrect spellings are commonplace in the literature, unfortunately.
- As the length of the list shows, nudity in films is pretty commonplace now.
- First it was commonplace to drop the lower charges and keep the higher ones.
- I saw the reference at the end, but the problem is that this is a commonplace.