commonness

noun

Definition of commonnessnext
1
as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often tardiness of as much commonness as the rising of the sun

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2
as in lowness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the socialites were appalled by the newcomer's commonness

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Recent Examples of commonness This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men. — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026 At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war. — Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026 The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation. — Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonness
  1. prevalence
  2. lowness
  3. frequency
  4. rudeness
  5. grossness
  6. roughness
  7. coarseness
  8. vulgarity
Noun
  • Obesity prevalence in this age group quadrupled since 1990, rising from 2% to 8%.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But these trends of a shift from vaping to smoking as a cessation tool are less about changes in smoking prevalence, and more about a public health messaging failure that could have lasting consequences, experts warn.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevalence
Noun
  • That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of lowness
Noun
  • In late summer, iLanders began appearing in writers’ inboxes unprompted with increasing frequency.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, the amount and frequency of assistance vary by vehicle type.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of frequency
Noun
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of rudeness
Noun
  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
Noun
  • Delane, who was taken by the Chiefs in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft out of LSU, was fined $12,537 for unnecessary roughness on a low block.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs committed 11 penalties in both games against North Carolina and UCF, including multiple unnecessary roughness penalties and holding calls that derailed drives.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of roughness
Noun
  • Most denim blends using hemp only include 20 or 30 percent of the fiber due to its coarseness.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of coarseness
Noun
  • Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The diaries—particularly in Julian Sachs’s unexpurgated version, which captures Pavese’s alternating earnestness, archness, and pungent vulgarity—pose something of a problem.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of vulgarity

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“Commonness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonness. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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