common
adjective
1. 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
Similar word(s): communal, public, joint
2. (often in a negative way) having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane.
- the common man
- a common sailor
- the common cold
Similar word(s): average, ordinary, democratic, popular, demotic, frequent, general, grassroots, standard, usual, ordinary
3. common to or shared by two or more parties
- a common friend
Similar word(s): shared, mutual
4. commonly encountered
- a common (or familiar) complaint
Similar word(s): familiar, usual
5. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- common parlance
Similar word(s): informal, vernacular, vulgar
6. of or associated with the great masses of people
- the common people in those days suffered greatly
- behavior that branded him as common
Similar word(s): lowborn, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar
7. of low or inferior quality or value
- produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
Similar word(s): inferior, coarse
8. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Similar word(s): unrefined, coarse, uncouth, vulgar
9. to be expected; standard
- common decency
Similar word(s): ordinary
Sentences with common as an adjective:
- The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
- It is common to find sharks off this coast.
- Sharks are common in these waters.