Thesaurus: commonplace

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1. a. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
2. n. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
3. n. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
4. v. t. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
5. v. i. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
6. adj. completely ordinary and unremarkable
7. adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
8. adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
9. n. a trite or obvious remark
10. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. Whatever, in my reading, occurs concerning this our fellow creature, I do never fail to set it down by way of commonplace. Swift. Commonplace book, a book in which records are made of things to be remembered. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads. Felton. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes. [Obs.] Bacon.
11. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, orobservation.
12. j:93/n:7 s. completely ordinary and unremarkable s. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement