κοινότοπος — meaning in English
koinotopos
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English meaning
- hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
- mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
- prosaic adj Plain, ordinary, or dull, lacking imagination or excitement.
- trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
Senses
κοινότοπος is used for these senses in English:
- hackneyed Repeated too often.
- prosaic (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
- trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
mundane — full definition
- adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
- adj Relating to the ordinary physical world rather than the spiritual or supernatural.
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