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commonplace

UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/

Translations

commonplacenoun
commonplaces
pl
UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/
Smartphones have become a commonplace in today's society.
Les smartphones sont devenus une banalité dans la société d’aujourd’hui.
lieu communPour une remarque ou une affirmation banale et sans originalité.
The speech was filled with commonplaces that failed to inspire the audience.
Le discours était rempli de lieux communs qui n’ont pas réussi à inspirer le public.
Additional translations
cahier de citationsSens historique.
Synonyms
ordinary
usual
standard
typical
routine
familiar
customary
conventional
commonplaceadjective
more commonplace
Comp.
most commonplace
Super.
UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/
The design of the building was rather commonplace, lacking any unique features.
La conception du bâtiment était plutôt banale, sans aucune caractéristique unique.
Additional translations
ordinaire
rebattuSurtout pour une idée, un argument ou un propos.
Synonyms
ordinary
usual
typical
routine
mundane
unremarkable
standard
familiar
Antonyms
uncommon
rare
extraordinary
commonplaceverb
commonplaced
Past Simple
commonplaced
Past Participle
commonplacing
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/
Rare, chiefly literary: ‘to make or regard as commonplace; to render trite’.
The critic feared that the sequel would commonplace the original's daring themes.
Le critique craignait que la suite ne banalise les thèmes audacieux de l’original.
Additional translations
rendre banal

Definitions

commonplacenoun
A usual or ordinary thing; something that is not unusual or special.
Smartphones have become a commonplace in today's society.
A trite or unremarkable remark or statement.
The speech was filled with commonplaces that failed to inspire the audience.
A notebook, anthology, or book in which quotations, ideas, or observations are systematically collected and arranged under common headings; a commonplace book (now chiefly historical).
During her travels, she filled her commonplace with snippets of verse and curious facts.
commonplaceadjective
Ordinary or unremarkable; not unusual or special.
The design of the building was rather commonplace, lacking any unique features.
Lacking originality or freshness; trite, hackneyed.
His argument was dismissed as commonplace and uninspired.
commonplaceverb
To make or regard as commonplace; to render trite or ordinary.
The critic feared that the sequel would commonplace the original's daring themes.
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