Definition of commonness Commonness

com•mon•ness

We found 8 definitions of commonness from 4 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: commonnesses

commonness - ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
  commonplaceness, everydayness
  uncommonness extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered
  common having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "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"
  uncommon not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
  ordinariness, mundaneness, mundanity the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
  prosaicness, prosiness commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
commonness - the state of being that is commonly observed
  expectedness
  normalcy, normality conformity with the norm
commonness - sharing of common attributes
  commonality
  individuality, individuation, individualism the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"
  common having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "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"
  generality the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
commonness - the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  coarseness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch
  inelegance the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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  • commonness (n.)
    State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.
  • commonness (n.)
    Triteness; meanness.

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