common

nouns

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
"they went for a walk in the park"
common, commons, green, park

adjectives

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"
common
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
antonym
individual
is similar to
for or by a group rather than individuals
"dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort"
communal
is similar to
affecting the people or community as a whole
"community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
public
see also
united or combined
"a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
joint
is an attribute of
sharing of common attributes
commonality, commonness
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
"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"
common
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
antonym
uncommon
is similar to
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
average, ordinary
is similar to
representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
"democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
democratic, popular
is similar to
of or for the common people
"demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"
demotic
is similar to
frequently encountered
"a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";
frequent
is similar to
prevailing among and common to the general public
"the general discontent"
general
is similar to
of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group
"a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament"
grassroots
is similar to
commonly used or supplied
"standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
standard
see also
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
"grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
usual
see also
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
"ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
ordinary
is an attribute of
ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
common to or shared by two or more parties
"a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor"
common, mutual
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
commonly encountered
"a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"
common, usual
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
"common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
common, vernacular, vulgar
is derived from
commonness
of or associated with the great masses of people
"the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
common, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
of low or inferior quality or value
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
coarse, common
is derived from
commonness
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
to be expected; standard
"common decency"
common
is derived from
commonness
is derived from
commonality
is similar to
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
"ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
ordinary