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common > 10 senses
ADJECTIVE1commonBelonging to or participated in by a community as a whole
2commonOf no special distinction or quality
3common, mutualCommon to or shared by two or more parties
4common, usualCommonly encountered
5common, vernacular, vulgarBeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
6common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashedOf or associated with the great masses of people
7common, coarseOf low or inferior quality or value
8common, coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgarLacking refinement or cultivation or taste
9commonTo be expected
NOUN1common, park, commons, greenA piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
common > pronunciation
Soundskaa'mahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
common > adjective 1
MeaningBelonging to or participated in by a community as a whole. Public.
Examples"for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
Attribute ofcommonality, commonness
Similarcommunal; public
See alsojoint
Contraryindividual
common > adjective 2
MeaningOf no special distinction or quality. Widely known or commonly encountered. Average or ordinary or usual.
Examples"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"
Attribute ofcommonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
Similaraverage, ordinary; democratic, popular; demotic; frequent; general; grassroots; standard
See alsousual; ordinary
Contraryuncommon
Adverbscommonly
common > adjective 3
MeaningCommon to or shared by two or more parties.
Examples"a common friend"
Synonymsmutual
Similar toshared
common > adjective 4
MeaningCommonly encountered.
Examples"a common (or familiar) complaint"
Synonymsusual
Similar tofamiliar
common > adjective 5
MeaningBeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language.
Examples"common parlance"
Synonymsvernacular, vulgar
Similar toinformal
common > adjective 6
MeaningOf or associated with the great masses of people.
Examples"the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"
Synonymsplebeian, vulgar, unwashed
Similar tolowborn
common > adjective 7
MeaningOf low or inferior quality or value.
Examples"produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
Synonymscoarse
Similar toinferior
common > adjective 8
MeaningLacking refinement or cultivation or taste.
Examples"behavior that branded him as common"
Synonymscoarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
Similar tounrefined
common > adjective 9
MeaningTo be expected. Standard.
Examples"common decency"
Similar toordinary
common > noun, location
MeaningA piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
Synonymspark, commons, green
Part ofurban area, populated area
Narroweramusement park, funfair, pleasure ground; village green; Central Park
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

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