commonplace

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

Translations

commonplacenoun
commonplaces
pl
UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/
The speech was filled with commonplace remarks.
Речь была полна банальностей.
The artist tried to capture the beauty in the commonplace.
Художник пытался запечатлеть красоту в обыденности.
commonplaceadjective
more commonplace
Comp.
most commonplace
Super.
UK
/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/
The design of the building was quite commonplace.
Дизайн здания был довольно обычным.
His ideas were considered commonplace by his peers.
Его идеи считались заурядными его сверстниками.
The movie's plot was rather commonplace.
Сюжет фильма был довольно банальным.
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’.

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.