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pospolity — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • common adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  • commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  • generic adj Applying broadly to a whole class or category rather than one specific item; not brand-specific.
  • hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
  • workaday adj Suitable for everyday use.

Senses

pospolity is used for these senses in English:

  • common Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
  • common Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
  • commonplace Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
  • generic Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  • hackneyed Repeated too often.
  • middlebrow (pejorative) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
  • workaday Mundane or commonplace.

common — full definition

  1. adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  2. adjective Shared by two or more people or things.
  3. adjective Ordinary or unremarkable, sometimes used to suggest something is unrefined or lacking class.
  4. noun An open area of land, especially in a town, that everyone is free to use.

commonplace — full definition

  1. adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  2. noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.

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