commonplaceadjective
uk/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/us/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:
Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.
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Plain and ordinary
- as it comes idiom
- austere
- austerity
- be a dime a dozen idiom
- be two/ten a penny idiom
- dime
- homespun
- homey
- humble
- humdrum
- kitchen-sink
- middle-of-the-road
- penny
- shout
- simple
- something/nothing to shout about idiom
- spartan
- stale
- stark
- starkly
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commonplacenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/us/ˈkɑː.mən.pleɪs/formala boring remark that is used very often and does not have much meaning:
We exchanged commonplaces about the weather over cups of tea.
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Boredom, tedium and boring things
- a wet weekend idiom
- banal
- bland
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- corn
- dull
- flatness
- frustration
- insipid
- longueur
- monotony
- platitude
- stuffy
- tedious
- tedium
- torpor
- treadmill
- yawn
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