commonplaceism

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noun

The quality of being commonplace; banality.

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Meanings

nouncommonplaceism (countable and uncountable, plural commonplaceisms)

plural commonplaceisms

  1. uncountableThe quality of being commonplace; banality.

    Hence the interminable commonplaceism and prolixity of his writings.

    1855, The Evangelical Repository, volumes 1-2, page 72
  2. countableSomething that is commonplace; a trite remark.

Origin

From commonplace + -ism.

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APA

commonplaceism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commonplaceism

MLA

“commonplaceism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commonplaceism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commonplaceism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commonplaceism.

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