commonplaceism

noun — 2 senses

commonplaceism

noun

Etymology From commonplace + -ism.

1

The quality of being commonplace; banality.

  • Hence the interminable commonplaceism and prolixity of his writings.1855, The Evangelical Repository, volumes 1-2, page 72:
2

Something that is commonplace; a trite remark.

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