Word: Common
How to pronounce: ˈkɒmən
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Example sentences: "Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings"
2. Shared by, coming from, or done by more than one.
Example sentences: "The two republics' common border"
3. Showing a lack of taste and refinement; vulgar.
Example sentences: "She's so common"
4. (in Latin and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter.
5. (of a syllable) able to be either short or long.
6. (of a crime) of relatively minor importance.
Example sentences: "Common assault"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A piece of open land for public use, especially in a village or town.
Example sentences: "We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers"
2. (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions.
Synonyms:
ordinary
simple
general
overall
share
majority
widespread
universal
ubiquitous
generic
global
customary
generally accepted
frequent
communal
public
everyday
workaday
normal
standard
average
generally
usually
joint
cooperative
shared
vulgar
gross
rough
popular
commonly known
usual
familiar
prevailing
routine
household
collaborative
mutual
conjoint
combined
pooled
unremarkable
prosaic
mediocre
unexceptional
vernacular
humble
crude
bad
wretched
Antonyms:
specific
peculiar
private
particular
special
individual
separate
personal
person
uncommon
rare
unusual
outstanding
strange
exceptional
extraordinary
Derivations:
commonality
commonplace
commonness
commoner
commonalty
Commons
commonage
commonly
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Common in Other Languages...
Spanish: Común
German: Gemeinsam
French: Commun
Italian: Comune
Turkish: Ortak
