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'
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 (adj.)
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; they went for a walk in the park
common (n.)
common to or shared by two or more parties; a common friend; the mutual interests of management and labor
[ Syn: mutual ]
commonly encountered; a common (or familiar) complaint; the usual greeting
[ Syn: usual ]
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
[ Syn: vernacular , vulgar ]
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
of low or inferior quality or value; of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare; produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
[ Syn: coarse ]
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
to be expected; standard; common decency'