Commonplace - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
adjective
commonplace everyday activities
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (syn: banal, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn)
Extra examples
It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.
We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.
Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.
He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.
Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.
Women's groups have become a commonplace.
The more banal, the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better.
It is a commonplace fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship.
Political parties are banned, and harassment of dissidents is commonplace.
Word forms
singular: commonplace
plural: commonplaces
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