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commonplace

  • adjective
  • com·mon·place
  • /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

Related words

  • commonplaceism
  • commonplacely
  • commonplaceness
  • commonplacer
  • uncommonplace

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κοινὸς τόπος".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “commonplace” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.