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单词 commonplaceism
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commonplaceismn.

Brit. /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪsˌɪzəm/
Forms: 1800s– commonplaceism, 1900s– commonplacism.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commonplace adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < commonplace adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier commonplace n.2
1. A commonplace, a platitude. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > trite saying, commonplace
commonplace1560
household word1574
scholium1830
commonplaceism1831
banality1861
bromide1906
stock response1925
tag-phrase1933
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > a platitude
commonplace1560
platitude1815
commonplaceism1831
goodyism1883
1831 New Monthly Mag. 31 215 That which would pass unheeded as either a clap-trap commonplaceism, or as a vapid puerility, if pronounced to a few, will enkindle a crowd, or excite them to action.
1914 Cincinnati Commerc. Tribune 11 Oct. (Dramatic section) 2/1 White, to use a commonplaceism, is in a class all by himself as a fun maker.
1984 A. Smith Mind xv. 293 The patient producing platitudes and commonplaceisms in lieu of original speech.
2. The state or condition of being commonplace; ordinariness, dullness. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > quality of being commonplace or undistinguished
ordinarinessa1617
vulgarity1646
greyness1663
commonness1779
commonplaceness1808
commonplace1842
commonplaceism1851
the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > state or quality of being trite or banal
tameness1530
triteness1727
triticalness1727
tritism1785
commonplaceness1808
prosiness1814
triticism1824
triticality1835
commonplace1842
commonplaceism1851
prosaicness1852
prosaism1855
hackneydom1867
prosaicalness1876
banality1878
mundanity1959
squareness1961
1851 E. Helfenstein in M. E. Hewitt Memorial 91 We may ourselves receive or reject; it is our right—the right of our dullness, our common-placism.
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 7 18 Commonplaceism per se does not exist. Everybody is interesting to some one or two others.
1907 Dundee Courier & Argus 21 Feb. 6/1 One feature..at once rescues the book from mere commonplaceism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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