commonplace
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristicsOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
» Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.
Irgendwann in der Zukunft werden Reisen in das Weltall zu etwas Gewöhnlichem. — korntex
Когда-нибудь, в будущем, путешествия в космосе станут обычными. — las
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1 sensesOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
alltäglich, banal, gang und gäbe
обыкнове́нныйobyknovénnyj, обы́чныйobýčnyj, обы́денныйobýdennyj
completely ordinary and unremarkable
Examples
15 sentencesSpace travel will be commonplace some time in the future.
ruКогда-нибудь, в будущем, путешествия в космосе станут обычными. — las
deIrgendwann in der Zukunft werden Reisen in das Weltall zu etwas Gewöhnlichem. — korntex
His way of thinking is commonplace.
ruУ него шаблонное мышление. — marafon
Space travel will one day become commonplace.
In my grandmother's lifetime, both telephones and computers have become commonplace.
As is commonplace with young people, he doesn't care about money.
Translations
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Origin
A calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itA calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὸς τόπος (koinòs tópos).
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Forms
more commonplace, most commonplace| Comparative | more commonplace Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most commonplace Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
66 synonyms- not challenging; dull and lacking excitement:humdrumprosaicunglamorousunglamourous
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse:banalhackneyedold-hatshopwornstockthreadbaretimeworntired
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.