commonness
Collocations
3ADJ.
maddening, new
VERB + COMMONNESS
embrace
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.
So she is returning to her parents, where she will work at a corner store and save up money to move to New York. The commonness is so maddening to her. Everyone moves to New York.
The quality of being common in the sense of vulgar, coarse or low class.
‘Dem wuzn’t no high muckty mucks. Dem wuz railroad hands and dey womenfolks. You ain’t usetuh folks lak dat and Ah wuz skeered you might git all mad and quit me for takin’ you ’mongst ’em […] Befo’ us got married Ah made up mah mind not tuh let you see no commonness in me.’
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — sharing of common attributes
noun — ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonpl
- commonplaceness
- everydayness
noun — the quality of lacking taste and refinement
- coarseness
- grossness
- vulgarity
- vulgarism
- raunch
noun — the state of being that is commonly observed
- expectedness
Antonyms
- individuality
- individualism
- individuation
- uncommonness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3So she is returning to her parents, where she will work at a corner store and save up money to move to New York. The commonness is so maddening to her. Everyone moves to New York.
Wiktionary‘Dem wuzn’t no high muckty mucks. Dem wuz railroad hands and dey womenfolks. You ain’t usetuh folks lak dat and Ah wuz skeered you might git all mad and quit me for takin’ you ’mongst ’em […] Befo’ us
WiktionaryPeople need to be aware of their differences, but also embrace their commonness.
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