📖 Definitions of "Commonplaces"
noun
- 1
A platitude or cliché.
- 2
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
- 3
A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
- 4
A commonplace book.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Commonplaces"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prosaic | (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring. |
| clichenoun | Alternative form of cliché. [(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.] |
| banalitynoun | (uncountable) The quality of being banal. |
| hackneyed | Repeated too often. |
| tritenoun | Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed. |
| platitudenoun | (countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse. |
| banal | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| trivialnoun | Ignorable; of little significance or value. |
| unglamorous | Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic. |
| humdrumnoun | (uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement. |
| unglamourous | Misspelling of unglamorous. [Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.] |
| unoriginalnoun | A person or work that does not exhibit originality. |
| stocknoun | A store or supply. |
| unexciting | Not exciting. |
| ordinarynoun | A person with authority; authority, ordinance. |
| timeworn | Showing the effects of wear due to long use. |
| well-worn | Showing signs of wear because of extensive use. |
| shopworn | Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired. |
| tired | In need of some rest or sleep. |
| threadbare | Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out. |
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