Definition of commonplace

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Commonplace (v. i.) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.

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Commonplace :: Commonplace (v. i.) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
Prosaical :: Prosaical (a.) Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person..
Versemonger :: Versemonger (n.) A writer of verses; especially, a writer of commonplace poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in contempt..
Hackney :: Hackney (v. t.) To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation..
Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace..
Commonplace :: Commonplace (v. t.) To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads..
Ordinary :: Ordinary (a.) Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book..
Humdrum :: Humdrum (a.) Monotonous; dull; commonplace.
Commonish :: Commonish (a.) Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar.
Adversaria :: Adversaria (n. pl.) A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes..
Commonplace :: Commonplace (n.) A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
Topic :: Topic (n.) One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory..
Philistine :: Philistine (a.) Uncultured; commonplace.
Tossy :: Tossy (a.) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace..
Platitude :: Platitude (n.) A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace..
Trivial :: Trivial (a.) Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.
Garrulous :: Garrulous (a.) Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious..
Modern :: Modern (a.) New and common; trite; commonplace.
Commonplaceness :: Commonplaceness (n.) The quality of being commonplace; commonness.
Repertory :: Repertory (n.) A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like..
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