noun🔗ShareA platitude or cliché.""The teacher's speech was filled with commonplace phrases, like 'hard work pays off' and 'practice makes perfect.'" "languagecommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring."Attending school regularly is a commonplace expectation. "waytypequalitysocietyculturethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to."Her notebook, a commonplace filled with important names and numbers, was always within reach. "writinglanguagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA commonplace book."My grandmother kept a commonplace book, recording interesting quotes and observations from her daily life. "writingliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a commonplace book."To prepare for the history exam, Sarah commonplace'd a notebook, recording important dates and events. "writingliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads."The diligent student would commonplace interesting quotations from her reading into a notebook organized by topic, creating a personal resource of insightful ideas. "writingliteraturestylewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes."At the family gathering, my aunt frequently commonplace clichés about how hard everyone worked. "languagecommunicationstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics."Going to school every day is a commonplace activity. "qualitycharacterthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
