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Overview of adj common The adj common has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (32) common -- (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") 2. (15) common -- (of 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") 3. (13) common, mutual -- (common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor") 4. (13) common, usual -- (commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting") 5. (2) common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species") 6. (1) common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "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") 7. coarse, common -- (of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population") 8. coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (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") 9. common -- (to be expected; standard; "common decency") Antonyms of adj common 9 senses of common Sense 1 common (vs. individual) individual (vs. common) => idiosyncratic => individualist, individualistic => one-on-one, man-to-man => respective(postnominal), several(postnominal), various(postnominal) => separate, single(postnominal) => single(postnominal) => singular => particular(postnominal) Sense 2 common (vs. uncommon) uncommon (vs. common) => especial(postnominal), exceptional, particular(postnominal), special => rare => unusual => unwonted Sense 3 common, mutual INDIRECT (VIA shared) -> unshared Sense 4 common, usual INDIRECT (VIA familiar) -> strange, unusual Sense 5 common, vernacular, vulgar INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal Sense 6 common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed INDIRECT (VIA lowborn) -> noble Sense 7 coarse, common INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 8 coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined Sense 9 common INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary Similarity of adj common 9 senses of common Sense 1 common (vs. individual) => communal, group(postnominal) => community(postnominal), public Also See-> joint#1 Sense 2 common (vs. uncommon) => average, ordinary => democratic, popular => demotic => frequent => general => grassroots => standard Also See-> usual#1; ordinary#1 Sense 3 common, mutual => shared (vs. unshared) Sense 4 common, usual => familiar (vs. strange) Sense 5 common, vernacular, vulgar => informal (vs. formal) Sense 6 common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed => lowborn (vs. noble) Sense 7 coarse, common => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 8 coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar => unrefined (vs. refined) Sense 9 common => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) Attributes of adj common 2 of 9 senses of common Sense 1 common (vs. individual) => commonality, commonness Sense 2 common (vs. uncommon) => commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness Familiarity of adj common common used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj common common common-law commonplace commonsense commonsensible commonsensical uncommon Overview of adj common The adj common has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (32) common -- (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") 2. (15) common -- (of 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") 3. (13) common, mutual -- (common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor") 4. (13) common, usual -- (commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting") 5. (2) common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species") 6. (1) common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "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") 7. coarse, common -- (of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population") 8. coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (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") 9. common -- (to be expected; standard; "common decency")
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