commonness
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmənnəs/
:
vulgaridad
- The artist believed that the commonness of everyday objects added a unique charm to his work.
Examples
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Her refusal to conform to trends showed her disdain for commonness in fashion.
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He soon reinvented himself, dropping that S which smacked of commonness, and thereby made himself in this gesture singular.
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I think you have your moments of commonness.
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Because if you do, your own fear and commonness stare back.
Fiction book (1990) -
And critics, more than other professionals, are apostates from the commonness of culture; hence, they are doubly private.
Academic text (1991) -
Whether titled or not, one of the defining qualities of the upper class was that they did not have to work, nor taint themselves with the commonness of trade to earn a living; their income came wholly from owning and renting out land.
Blog text (2) -
They wanted to avoid the commonness of typical tourist destinations and seek out hidden gems instead.
Synonyms
18
7.4
A lack of good taste and politeness in speech or behavior
2
6.4
Rudeness or crude behavior that shows little politeness
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5.6
A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing
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9.7
A quality of being crude and sexually shocking
A crude, tasteless way of acting, speaking or decorating
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Commonness also came to mean 'not refined' because the root communis meant 'of the people', and things that were for everyone were sometimes seen as low-class. So commonness can point to a lack of taste or polish.