commonplace

/'kɔmənpleis/

Thân thiện

Seeing a smartphone in public is now a commonplace occurrence.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Ordinary and not interesting or unusual: Something that is "commonplace" is very common, happens often, and is therefore not special, surprising, or noteworthy.
   • Repeated too often; overfamiliar: An idea, remark, or expression that is "commonplace" is unoriginal, boring, and has been used or heard many times before.

2. Noun:

   • A trite or obvious remark: A "commonplace" is a statement or observation that is unoriginal and lacks freshness or insight.
   • A usual or ordinary thing: A "commonplace" can also refer to an event, object, or situation that is very common and unremarkable.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Owning a smartphone is now a commonplace occurrence.
  • The film's plot was predictable and filled with commonplace characters.
  • His speech was full of commonplace observations about teamwork.
• Noun:
  • The politician's statement was just a commonplace about the importance of family.
  • Traffic jams are a commonplace of city life.

Advanced Usage

• "To become commonplace": To transition from being unusual or special to being very common and ordinary.
  • Video calls have become commonplace for both work and socializing.
• "Commonplace book": A personal journal or notebook in which a person records interesting quotations, ideas, or observations. (Note: This is a specific compound term).
  • Many writers in the 18th century kept a commonplace book.

Variants and Related Words

• Commonplaceness (noun): The quality of being commonplace.
  • The commonplaceness of the design made it forgettable.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Ordinary, everyday, routine, mundane, unremarkable, banal, trite, hackneyed, clichéd.
• Noun: Cliché, platitude, banality, truism.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable, original, novel, fresh.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
   • bromidic sermons
   • his remarks were trite and commonplace
   • hackneyed phrases
   • a stock answer
   • repeating threadbare jokes
   • parroting some timeworn axiom
   • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
2. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
   • an unglamorous job greasing engines
3. completely ordinary and unremarkable
   • air travel has now become commonplace
   • commonplace everyday activities

Noun

1. a trite or obvious remark

Từ đồng nghĩa

• humdrum
• prosaic
• unglamorous
• unglamourous
• platitude
• cliche
• banality
• bromide