com•mon•ness
We found 8 definitions of commonness from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: commonnesses |
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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 |