commonnessn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmənnəs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmə(n)nəs/

Forms: see common adj. and adv. and -ness suffix; also 1500s commonesse.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: common adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < common adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The fact of having a quality or qualities in common; possession of shared values, features, etc. Also occasionally: a shared quality or feature.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > owning > [noun] > collective ownership

commontya1425

communitya1475

commonness1530

commonality1680

collectivity1872

the mind > possession > sharing > [noun] > quality of being shared

commoning?c1450

commonness1530

commonalty1841

crossover1892

commonality1894

sharedness1894

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > common character or quality in common

communicationa1382

commonness1530

community1560

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 207/2 Commonesse, communité.

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 23^v Conuersation, and commonnesse of table, counselinges.

1667 Guthrie's Christian's Great Interest (ed. 4) 79 Communion..is a commonness, or a common interest between God and a Man.

1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iv. xvii. 224 By the commonness of these two Elements [sc. Fire and Water], was hinted the Community 'twixt Husband and Wife.

1828 E. Irving Last Days 120 The commonness of blood is the great occasion of affection.

1934 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 2 Jan. (ed. 2) 2/1 That underlying current of unity, of commonness of purpose,..have always been visible to the discerning student of the country.

2013 Itar-Tass (Nexis) 20 Nov. Due to the commonness of our positions we are becoming important strategic partners.

†b. The quality of being open to or shared by the public. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine xi. 239 The commonness of the thoroughfare.

2. The state or quality of being usual or frequent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [noun]

oftnessa1425

oftenness1565

community1595

commonness1597

frequence1603

assiduity1611

frequency1641

crebrity1656

frequentness1664

ofteninga1889

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > usualness

community1595

commonness1597

usualness1653

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvi. 169 Least men shoulde waxe colde with the commonnes of that the strangnes whereof at the first inflamed them.

1667 H. Oldenburg in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 430 Emeraulds are..of much less value than they were formerly, by reason of their commonness.

1777 Shrewsbury Chron. 22 Nov. The frequency and commonness of this disease, is not more remarkable than the prodigious variety of its symptoms.

1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 131 I would appeal..to the simple and homely test of commonness of use.

1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. i. 152 The widespread distribution of the rabbit and its extreme commonness result in a general knowledge of its habits, its colonial or social life, feeding habits and life history.

2014 Weekly Standard (Washington, D.C.) 10 Nov. 5 Despite the commonness of our last name [sc. Smith], my father had little trouble following the trail of Gus's forebears.

a. The quality or condition of being ordinary or having no distinguishing features; ordinariness; plainness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun]

mediocrity1588

indifferency1608

indifference1690

indifferentness1727

betweenity1760

commonness1779

passableness1779

flavourlessness1865

middlingness1866

normalcy1893

passable1908

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > quality of being commonplace or undistinguished

ordinarinessa1617

vulgarity1646

greyness1663

commonness1779

commonplaceness1808

commonplace1842

commonplaceism1851

1779 London Chron. 5 June The very triflingness and commonness of the grievances constituted an argument for attention to them.

1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 51 (1822) I. 402 A writer, who..knows how to extract a common thing from commonness.

1906 ‘L. Malet’ Far Horizon v. 51 Those curiously arresting eyes, which at once emphasised and redeemed the commonness of her face.

2014 J. Bardsley Women & Democracy in Cold War Japan v. 120 The fetishized stuff of Michiko's everyday life invites the reader to identify with her, not only in her commonness, but in her extraordinariness as well.

b. depreciative. The quality of lacking refinement; vulgarity, coarseness.

ΚΠ

1816 Examiner 24 Nov. 737/2 Vulgarity is commonness; and it becomes unpleasant, either by valuing itself for its own sake..or in affecting to be what it is not.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iv. xxxvi. 228 That personal pride and unreflecting egoism which I have already called commonness.

1921 E. T. Raymond Portraits of Nineties 59 It was, no doubt, a dread of commonness that led him [sc. George Meredith] to refine excessively.

2011 N.Y. Mag. 22 Aug. (Nexis) Britain-watchers will find this obsession with commonness unsurprising. It has long been a hallmark of the English notion of style: To be common is to be vulgar, to be tasteless, to be without breeding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commonness
释义	commonnessn. Brit. /ˈkɒmənnəs/, U.S. /ˈkɑmə(n)nəs/ Forms: see common adj. and adv. and -ness suffix; also 1500s commonesse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: common adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < common adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The fact of having a quality or qualities in common; possession of shared values, features, etc. Also occasionally: a shared quality or feature. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > owning > [noun] > collective ownership commontya1425 communitya1475 commonness1530 commonality1680 collectivity1872 the mind > possession > sharing > [noun] > quality of being shared commoning?c1450 commonness1530 commonalty1841 crossover1892 commonality1894 sharedness1894 the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > common character or quality in common communicationa1382 commonness1530 community1560 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 207/2 Commonesse, communité. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 23^v Conuersation, and commonnesse of table, counselinges. 1667 Guthrie's Christian's Great Interest (ed. 4) 79 Communion..is a commonness, or a common interest between God and a Man. 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iv. xvii. 224 By the commonness of these two Elements [sc. Fire and Water], was hinted the Community 'twixt Husband and Wife. 1828 E. Irving Last Days 120 The commonness of blood is the great occasion of affection. 1934 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 2 Jan. (ed. 2) 2/1 That underlying current of unity, of commonness of purpose,..have always been visible to the discerning student of the country. 2013 Itar-Tass (Nexis) 20 Nov. Due to the commonness of our positions we are becoming important strategic partners. †b. The quality of being open to or shared by the public. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine xi. 239 The commonness of the thoroughfare. 2. The state or quality of being usual or frequent. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [noun] oftnessa1425 oftenness1565 community1595 commonness1597 frequence1603 assiduity1611 frequency1641 crebrity1656 frequentness1664 ofteninga1889 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > usualness community1595 commonness1597 usualness1653 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvi. 169 Least men shoulde waxe colde with the commonnes of that the strangnes whereof at the first inflamed them. 1667 H. Oldenburg in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 430 Emeraulds are..of much less value than they were formerly, by reason of their commonness. 1777 Shrewsbury Chron. 22 Nov. The frequency and commonness of this disease, is not more remarkable than the prodigious variety of its symptoms. 1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 131 I would appeal..to the simple and homely test of commonness of use. 1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. i. 152 The widespread distribution of the rabbit and its extreme commonness result in a general knowledge of its habits, its colonial or social life, feeding habits and life history. 2014 Weekly Standard (Washington, D.C.) 10 Nov. 5 Despite the commonness of our last name [sc. Smith], my father had little trouble following the trail of Gus's forebears. 3. a. The quality or condition of being ordinary or having no distinguishing features; ordinariness; plainness. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] mediocrity1588 indifferency1608 indifference1690 indifferentness1727 betweenity1760 commonness1779 passableness1779 flavourlessness1865 middlingness1866 normalcy1893 passable1908 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > quality of being commonplace or undistinguished ordinarinessa1617 vulgarity1646 greyness1663 commonness1779 commonplaceness1808 commonplace1842 commonplaceism1851 1779 London Chron. 5 June The very triflingness and commonness of the grievances constituted an argument for attention to them. 1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 51 (1822) I. 402 A writer, who..knows how to extract a common thing from commonness. 1906 ‘L. Malet’ Far Horizon v. 51 Those curiously arresting eyes, which at once emphasised and redeemed the commonness of her face. 2014 J. Bardsley Women & Democracy in Cold War Japan v. 120 The fetishized stuff of Michiko's everyday life invites the reader to identify with her, not only in her commonness, but in her extraordinariness as well. b. depreciative. The quality of lacking refinement; vulgarity, coarseness. ΚΠ 1816 Examiner 24 Nov. 737/2 Vulgarity is commonness; and it becomes unpleasant, either by valuing itself for its own sake..or in affecting to be what it is not. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iv. xxxvi. 228 That personal pride and unreflecting egoism which I have already called commonness. 1921 E. T. Raymond Portraits of Nineties 59 It was, no doubt, a dread of commonness that led him [sc. George Meredith] to refine excessively. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 22 Aug. (Nexis) Britain-watchers will find this obsession with commonness unsurprising. It has long been a hallmark of the English notion of style: To be common is to be vulgar, to be tasteless, to be without breeding. 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