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Definitions and Meaning of common in English

common adjective

1. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

   Examples

   • "a common brand of soap"
   • "a common nuisance"
   • "a common sailor"
   • "followed common procedure"
   • "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"
   • "the common cold"
   • "the common housefly"
   • "the common man"
2. belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

   Examples

   • "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
   • "for the common good"
3. commonly encountered

   Synonyms

   usual

   Examples

   • "a common (or familiar) complaint"
   • "the usual greeting"
4. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

   Synonyms

   vernacular, vulgar

   Examples

   • "a vernacular term"
   • "common parlance"
   • "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
   • "the vulgar tongue of the masses"
   • "vernacular speakers"
5. of or associated with the great masses of people

   Synonyms

   plebeian, unwashed, vulgar

   Examples

   • "a vulgar and objectionable person"
   • "behavior that branded him as common"
   • "his square plebeian nose"
   • "the common people in those days suffered greatly"
   • "the unwashed masses"
6. to be expected; standard

   Example

   • "common decency"
7. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

   Synonyms

   coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar

   Examples

   • "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"
   • "an untutored and uncouth human being"
   • "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"
   • "behavior that branded him as common"
   • "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"
   • "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
8. common to or shared by two or more parties

   Synonyms

   mutual

   Examples

   • "a common friend"
   • "the mutual interests of management and labor"
9. of low or inferior quality or value

   Synonyms

   coarse

   Examples

   • "of what coarse metal ye are molded"
   • "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"

common noun

1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

   Synonyms

   commons, commons, green, green, park, park

   Example

   • "they went for a walk in the park"

Synonyms of common

• commons, green, park
• usual
• vernacular, vulgar
• plebeian, unwashed, vulgar
• coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
• mutual
• coarse

Antonyms of common

uncommon, individual, single

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