common
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area (Freq. 1)
- they went for a walk in the park
• Syn:
park, commons, green
• Hypernyms:
tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
• Hyponyms:
amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground, village green
• Instance Hyponyms:
Central Park
• Part Holonyms:
urban area, populated area
1. belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole;
public (Freq. 32)
- for the common good
- common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
• Ant:
individual
• Similar to:
communal, public
• See Also:
joint
• Derivationally related forms:
commonness, commonality
• Attrubites:
commonality, commonness
2. having no special distinction or quality;
widely known or commonly encountered;
average or ordinary or usual (Freq. 14)
- 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
• Ant:
uncommon
• Similar to:
average, ordinary, democratic, popular, demotic,
frequent, general, grassroots, standard
• See Also:
usual, ordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
commonness, commonality
• Attrubites:
commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
3. common to or shared by two or more parties (Freq. 13)
- a common friend
- the mutual interests of management and labor
• Syn:
mutual
• Similar to:
shared
• Derivationally related forms:
mutuality (for: mutual), commonness, commonality
4. commonly encountered (Freq. 9)
- a common (or familiar) complaint
- the usual greeting
• Syn:
usual
• Similar to:
familiar
• Derivationally related forms:
usualness (for: usual), commonness, commonality
5. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language (Freq. 2)
- common parlance
- a vernacular term
- vernacular speakers
- the vulgar tongue of the masses
- the technical and vulgar names for an animal species
• Syn:
vernacular, vulgar
• Similar to:
informal
• Derivationally related forms:
vernacular (for: vernacular), commonness
6. of or associated with the great masses of people (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
• Similar to:
lowborn
• Derivationally related forms:
vulgarize (for: vulgar), plebeian (for: plebeian), pleb (for: plebeian), commonness, commonality
7. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- 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
• Syn:
coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
• Similar to:
unrefined
• Derivationally related forms:
vulgarize (for: vulgar), vulgarity (for: vulgar), uncouthness (for: uncouth), commonness, commonality, coarseness (for: coarse)
8. of low or inferior quality or value
- "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare
- produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
• Syn:
coarse
• Similar to:
inferior
• Derivationally related forms:
commonness
9. to be expected;
standard
- common decency
• Similar to:
ordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
commonness, commonality
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