The meaning of COMMONPLACE is commonly found or seen : ordinary, unremarkable. How to use commonplace in a sentence.

COMMONPLACE definition: 1. happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special: 2. a boring…. Learn more.

A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. It is a commonplace to say that movies can manipulate public taste.

1. Ordinary; common: a period when labor strikes were commonplace. 2. Uninteresting; unremarkable: "his disappointment at finding his child so commonplace" (Jane Stevenson).

Definition of commonplace adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Commonplace, banal, hackneyed, stereotyped, trite describe words, remarks, and styles of expression that are lifeless and uninteresting. Commonplace characterizes thought that is dull, ordinary, and …

COMMONPLACE definition: ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality. See examples of commonplace used in a sentence.

3 days ago · commonplace (third-person singular simple present commonplaces, present participle commonplacing, simple past and past participle commonplaced) To make a commonplace book.

It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity. We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.

Mobile phones have become commonplace in recent years. (Definition of commonplace from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)