Commonplace
English Meaning
Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
- Having no remarkable features, characteristics, or traits; ordinary.
- A trite or obvious remark; a platitude: "the solidified commonplaces of established wisdom” ( John Simon). See Synonyms at cliché.
- Something that is ordinary or common.
- Archaic A passage marked for reference or entered in a commonplace book.