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commonplaceness

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English

Etymology

From commonplace + -ness.

Noun

commonplaceness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being commonplace.
    • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 5:
      Yet, despite the commonplaceness of her appearance, there was one respect in which she stood out from the ordinary: she had light grey eyes, a feature that was unusual in that part of the country.

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