COMMONPLACER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

completely ordinary and unremarkable

Example: air travel has now become commonplace; commonplace everyday activities

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

repeated too often

Example: overfamiliar through overuse; bromidic sermons; his remarks were trite and commonplace; hackneyed phrases; a stock answer; repeating threadbare jokes; parroting some timeworn axiom; the trite metaphor `hard as nails

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

not challenging

Example: dull and lacking excitement; an unglamorous job greasing engines

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a trite or obvious remark