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Commonplaces

A platitude or cliché.

📖 Definitions of "Commonplaces"

noun
  1. 1

    A platitude or cliché.

  2. 2

    Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.

  3. 3

    A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.

  4. 4

    A commonplace book.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Commonplaces"

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WordDefinition
prosaic(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
clichenounAlternative 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.
hackneyedRepeated too often.
tritenounOften 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.
banalCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
trivialnounIgnorable; of little significance or value.
unglamorousNot glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.
humdrumnoun(uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
unglamourousMisspelling of unglamorous. [Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.]
unoriginalnounA person or work that does not exhibit originality.
stocknounA store or supply.
unexcitingNot exciting.
ordinarynounA person with authority; authority, ordinance.
timewornShowing the effects of wear due to long use.
well-wornShowing signs of wear because of extensive use.
shopwornOf an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
tiredIn need of some rest or sleep.
threadbareOf 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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