commonplace

commonplace is a 11-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 28 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
2. noun. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
3. noun. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
4. transitive verb. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
5. intransitive verb. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
6. noun. a trite or obvious remark

   Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, platitude

7. adjective. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

   Synonyms: humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

8. adjective. completely ordinary and unremarkable

   "air travel has now become commonplace"

   "commonplace everyday activities"

9. adjective. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   "bromidic sermons"

   "his remarks were trite and commonplace"

   Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite

Synonyms

banality, bromide, cliche, platitude, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous, banal, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite

Common word forms

commonplacer, commonplaces, commonplacely, commonplaceness

Words from these letters

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