Definition of Common
Adjective: common (commoner,commonest) kó-mun
- Belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
"for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
- 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"
- Shared by or having the same connection with two or more parties
"a common friend";
- mutual
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity
"a common complaint";
- usual
- Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
"common parlance";
- vernacular, vulgar
- (disparaging) of or associated with ordinary, common people
"the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behaviour that branded him as common";
- plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
- Of low or inferior quality or value
"produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population";
- coarse
- Lacking refinement, cultivation or taste
"behaviour that branded him as common";
- coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
- To be expected; standard
"common decency"
- A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
"they went for a walk in the common";
- park, commons, green
See also:
commodores
commonage
Anagrams containing the word common