commonplace

English - Turkish

Definition of commonplace in English Turkish dictionary

{i} sık söylenen söz

{s} olağan

{i} sıradan bir şey

basma kalıp

sıradan

basmakalıp

beylik

alalade

basmakalıp söz

basit

{i} beylik lâf

çok söylenmiş söz

{s} adi

çok görülmüş herhangi bir şey

{i} klişe

kişiliği olmayan

{s} bayağı

basmakalıp iş

{i} beylik laf, klişe, basmakalıp söz

alelade,basmakalıp söz

basmakalıp/sıradan

{s} alelâde

beylik söz

alışkanlıkla

Related Terms

commonplace book

kişisel dergi

commonplaceness

adilik

commonplaces

beylik laflar

English - English

Definition of commonplace in English English dictionary

Something that is ordinary

A platitude or cliché

ordinary; having no remarkable features

{a} often used, trite, frequent

{v} to reduce to general heads

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads

To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes

a trite or obvious remark

{s} ordinary, everyday, uninteresting

{i} something common or normal, something ordinary or routine

completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities

A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe. happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. Foreign vacations have become commonplace

Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation

completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities

An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude

obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose"

A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to

banal

Related Terms

commonplace book

a personal notebook or journal in which memorabilia, quotations etc were written

commonplace books

plural form of commonplace book

commonplace-book

{n} a book for general heads

commonplace book

A personal journal in which quotable passages, literary excerpts, and comments are written

commonplace book

a notebook in which you enter memorabilia

commonplaceness

The quality of being commonplace; commonness

commonplaceness

The state or quality of being commonplace

commonplaces

plural of commonplace

Hyphenation

com·mon·place

Turkish pronunciation

kämınpleys

Synonyms

boiler plate, characterless, clichéd, colorless, conventional, corny, customary, dime-a-dozen, familiar, familiar tune, garden variety, hackneyed, humdrum, lowly, mainstream

Antonyms

exceptional, infrequent, peculiar, rare, uncommon, unusual

Pronunciation

/ˈkämənˌplās/ /ˈkɑːmənˌpleɪs/

Etymology

[ 'kä-m&n-"plAs ] (noun.) 1561. A calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itself is a calque of Ancient Greek κοινός τόπος (koinos topos).