Commonplace person
1Commonplace — Com mon*place , a. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation. [1913 Webster] …
2commonplace — commonplacely, adv. commonplaceness, n. /kom euhn plays /, adj. 1. ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person. 2. trite; hackneyed; platitudinous: a commonplace remark. n. 3. a well known, customary,… …
3commonplace — /ˈkɒmənpleɪs / (say komuhnplays) adjective 1. ordinary; uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person. 2. trite; hackneyed: a commonplace remark. –noun 3. a well known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying. 4 …
4Commonplace book — This article is about the commonplace book. For the music album, see commonplace (album). A commonplace book from the mid 17th century Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books …
5First-person shooter — This article is about the video game genre. For other uses, see First person shooter (disambiguation). A screenshot …
6Mononymous person — Plato A mononymous person is an individual who is known and addressed by a mononym,[1] or single name . In some cases, that name has been selected by the individual, who may have originally been given a …
7prosaist — /proh zay ist/, n. 1. a person who writes prose. 2. a prosaic, dull, or commonplace person. [1795 1805; < L prosa PROSE + IST] * * * …
8philistine — n. Commonplace person, prosaic man, practical man, utilitarian, mediocre person, narrow minded man …
9lug — I. verb (lugged; lugging) Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. drag, pull 2. to carry laboriously <… …
10philister — n. Commonplace person, philistine …
