commonplace

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/ UK /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
ordinary and unremarkable; a trite or obvious remark

Smartphones have become utterly commonplace.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · ordinary and unremarkable;... ordinary unremarkable mundane banal trite humdrum platitude

Opposites

extraordinary remarkable exceptional unusual

Word family

Derived forms commonplaceness

Related forms common commonality

Etymology

A loan translation of Latin locus communis, itself rendering Ancient Greek koinos topos ('common topic'), originally a rhetorical commonplace; from common (Latin communis) + place (Latin platea, from Greek plateia).

communis Latin platea Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# commonplace

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/

## Meanings
1. ordinary and unremarkable; a trite or obvious remark

## Examples
- Smartphones have become utterly commonplace.

## Synonyms
- ordinary
- unremarkable
- mundane
- banal
- trite
- humdrum
- platitude

## Antonyms
- extraordinary
- remarkable
- exceptional
- unusual

## Derived Forms
- commonplaceness

## Related Forms
- common
- commonality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: communis
- Root: platea

## Etymology
A loan translation of Latin locus communis, itself rendering Ancient Greek koinos topos ('common topic'), originally a rhetorical commonplace; from common (Latin communis) + place (Latin platea, from Greek plateia).

## AI Etymology
Commonplace is a loan translation of Latin locus communis, itself rendering Ancient Greek koinos topos ('common topic'), originally a rhetorical commonplace; from common (Latin communis) + place (Latin platea, from Greek plateia). In present-day use, it means ordinary and unremarkable; a trite or obvious remark. Derived formations include commonplaceness. Related vocabulary includes common and commonality.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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