commonplace
/kˈɑmʌnpleɪs/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"
Adjective Satellite
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
Adjective Satellite
repeated too often; 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''"
Noun
a trite or obvious remark