Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commonness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being common in the sense of vulgar, coarse or low class.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English common Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English commonness From common + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

commonnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

common often

Synonyms

generality commonness frequency frequentness oftenness oftness commonality commonplaceness everydayness

Antonyms

exception rareness uniqueness

Questions

What does commonness mean?: The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.
Where does commonness come from?: Etymology tree English common Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English commonness From common + -ness.

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