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English adjective: common | |||
| 1. | common belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public | ||
| Samples | For the common good. Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community. | ||
| Similar | communal, public | ||
| See also | joint | ||
| Attribute | commonality, commonness | ||
| Antonyms | individual, single | ||
| 2. | common having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual | ||
| Samples | The common man. A common sailor. The common cold. A common nuisance. Followed common procedure. It is common knowledge that she lives alone. The common housefly. A common brand of soap. | ||
| Similar | average, democratic, demotic, frequent, general, grassroots, ordinary, popular, standard | ||
| See also | ordinary, usual | ||
| Attribute | commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness | ||
| Antonyms | uncommon | ||
| 3. | common common to or shared by two or more parties | ||
| Samples | A common friend. The mutual interests of management and labor. | ||
| Synonyms | mutual | ||
| Similar | shared | ||
| Antonyms | unshared | ||
| 4. | common commonly encountered | ||
| Samples | A common (or familiar) complaint. The usual greeting. | ||
| Synonyms | usual | ||
| Similar | familiar | ||
| Antonyms | strange, unusual | ||
| 5. | common being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language | ||
| Samples | Common parlance. A vernacular term. Vernacular speakers. The vulgar tongue of the masses. The technical and vulgar names for an animal species. | ||
| Synonyms | vernacular, vulgar | ||
| Similar | informal | ||
| Antonyms | formal | ||
| 6. | common of or associated with the great masses of people | ||
| Samples | The common people in those days suffered greatly. Behavior that branded him as common. His square plebeian nose. A vulgar and objectionable person. The unwashed masses. | ||
| Synonyms | plebeian, unwashed, vulgar | ||
| Similar | lowborn | ||
| Antonyms | noble | ||
| 7. | common of low or inferior quality or value | ||
| Samples | Of what coarse metal ye are molded. Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population. | ||
| Synonyms | coarse | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 8. | common lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | ||
| Samples | He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind. Behavior that branded him as common. An untutored and uncouth human being. An uncouth soldier--a real tough guy. Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence. The vulgar display of the newly rich. | ||
| Synonyms | coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar | ||
| Similar | unrefined | ||
| Antonyms | refined | ||
| 9. | common to be expected; standard | ||
| Samples | Common decency. | ||
| Similar | ordinary | ||
| Antonyms | extraordinary | ||
English noun: common | |||
| 1. | common (location) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | ||
| Samples | They went for a walk in the park. | ||
| Synonyms | commons, green, park | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground, village green | ||
| Instance hyponym | Central Park | ||
| Part meronym | populated area, urban area | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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