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Definition of Commonplaceness
1. Noun. Ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace.
Generic synonyms: Mundaneness, Mundanity, Ordinariness
Specialized synonyms: Prosaicness, Prosiness, Usualness
Attributes: Common, Uncommon
Derivative terms: Common, Common, Commonplace, Everyday, Everyday
Antonyms: Uncommonness
Definition of Commonplaceness
1. n. The quality of being commonplace; commonness.
Definition of Commonplaceness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being commonplace. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commonplaceness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Commonplaceness
Literary usage of Commonplaceness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1910)
"These they render into plain words without any harmful influence, and with no
alloy hut commonplaceness: indeed, commonplaceness is not an alloy, ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1885)
"There is, I admit, a certain commonplaceness of sentiment in his most famous
poem, but I think there is also a certain commonplaceness of sentiment in some ..."
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