ALL meanings of common
com·mon
C c - adjective common designating a noun that refers to any of a group or class, as book, apple, street 3
- adjective common designating gender that can be either masculine or feminine 3
- adjective common belonging equally to two or more quantities 3
- noun common land owned or used by all the inhabitants of a place; tract of open public land, esp. as a park in a city or town 3
- noun common the office or service suitable for any of a class of festivals 3
- noun common the right that a person has, in common with the owner or others, in the land or waters of another 3
- adjective common If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often. 3
- adjective common If something is common to two or more people or groups, it is done, possessed, or used by them all. 3
- adjective common When there are more animals or plants of a particular species than there are of related species, then the first species is called common. 3
- adjective common Common is used to indicate that someone or something is of the ordinary kind and not special in any way. 3
- adjective common Common decency or common courtesy is the decency or courtesy which most people have. You usually talk about this when someone has not shown these characteristics in their behaviour to show your disapproval of them. 3
- adjective common You can use common to describe knowledge, an opinion, or a feeling that is shared by people in general. 3
- adjective common If you describe someone or their behaviour as common, you mean that they show a lack of taste, education, and good manners. 3
- countable noun common A common is an area of grassy land, usually in or near a village or small town, where the public is allowed to go. 3
- countable noun common In American English, the commons is also used. 3
- proper noun common The Commons is the same as the House of Commons. The members of the House of Commons can also be referred to as the Commons. 3
- adjective common belonging to or shared by two or more people 3
- adjective common belonging to or shared by members of one or more nations or communities; public 3
- adjective common of ordinary standard; average 3
- adjective common prevailing; widespread 3
- adjective common widely known or frequently encountered; ordinary 3
- adjective common widely known and notorious 3
- adjective common considered by the speaker to be low-class, vulgar, or coarse 3
- adjective common having no special distinction, rank, or status 3
- adjective common having a specified relationship with a group of numbers or quantities 3
- adjective common (of a tangent) tangential to two or more circles 3
- adjective common (of a syllable) able to be long or short, or (in nonquantitative verse) stressed or unstressed 3
- adjective common (in certain languages) denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns, esp one that includes both masculine and feminine referents 3
- adjective common having branches 3
- adjective common serving more than one function 3
- adjective common of or relating to the common of the Mass or divine office 3
- noun common a tract of open public land, esp one now used as a recreation area 3
- noun common the right to go onto someone else's property and remove natural products, as by pasturing cattle or fishing (esp in the phrase right of common) 3
- noun common a form of the proper of the Mass used on festivals that have no special proper of their own 3
- noun common the ordinary of the Mass 3
- noun common the ordinary people; the public, esp those undistinguished by rank or title 3
- adjective common belonging equally to, or shared by, two or more or by all 3
- adjective common belonging or relating to the community at large; public 3
- adjective common widely existing; general; prevalent 3
- adjective common widely but unfavorably known 3
- adjective common met with or occurring frequently; familiar; usual 3
- adjective common basic; simple; rudimentary 3
- adjective common not of the upper classes; of the masses 3
- adjective common having no rank 3
- adjective common below ordinary; inferior 3
- adjective common not refined; vulgar; low; coarse 3
- adjective common formed of or dividing into branches 3
- noun common Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town. 2
- noun common commons, (used with a singular or plural verb) the commonalty; the nonruling class. the body of people not of noble birth or not ennobled, as represented in England by the House of Commons. (initial capital letter) the representatives of this body. (initial capital letter) the House of Commons. 2
- adjective common belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests. 1