Dictionary Check: common

"common" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

Example: "for the common good"
Antonyms:
adjective

having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

Example: "the common man"
Antonyms:
adjective

common to or shared by two or more parties

Example: "a common friend"
Synonyms:
adjective

commonly encountered

Example: "a common (or familiar) complaint"
Synonyms:
adjective

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

Example: "common parlance"
Synonyms:
adjective

of or associated with the great masses of people

Example: "the common people in those days suffered greatly"

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