Commonplace

French Meaning

banal

ordinaire

vulgaire

familier

lieu commun

lieu public

observation banal

terrain commun

English Meaning

  1. Having no remarkable features, characteristics, or traits; ordinary.
  2. A trite or obvious remark; a platitude: "the solidified commonplaces of established wisdom” ( John Simon). See Synonyms at cliché.
  3. Something that is ordinary or common.
  4. Archaic A passage marked for reference or entered in a commonplace book.