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commonplace

('k/A/m/@/n,pl/eI/s )

adjective (a)

Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a trite or obvious remark(noun.communication)

Synonym:
banality, bromide, cliche, platitude

source: wordnet30
An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

completely ordinary and unremarkable(adj.all)

Example:
Air travel has now become commonplace.
Commonplace everyday activities.

source: wordnet30
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement(adj.all)

Synonym:
humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

source: wordnet30
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse(adj.all)

Example:
His remarks were trite and commonplace.

Synonym:
banal, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.(verb)

source: webster1913
To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.(verb)

source: webster1913

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