Meaning of Commonness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality of being common in the sense of vulgar, coarse or low class.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“So she is returning to her parents, where she will work at a corner store and save up money to move to New York. The commonness is so maddening to her. Everyone moves to New York.”

“‘Dem wuzn’t no high muckty mucks. Dem wuz railroad hands and dey womenfolks. You ain’t usetuh folks lak dat and Ah wuz skeered you might git all mad and quit me for takin’ you ’mongst ’em […] Befo’ us got married Ah made up mah mind not tuh let you see no commonness in me.’”

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