Definitions of commonplace:

  • noun:   a trite or obvious remark
  • adjective:   completely ordinary and unremarkable
    Example: "Air travel has now become commonplace"
  • adjective:   not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
  • adjective:   obvious and dull
    Example: "Commonplace prose"
  • adjective:   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    Example: "His remarks were trite and commonplace"