commonplaceism

English

Etymology

From commonplace +‎ -ism.

Noun

commonplaceism (countable and uncountable, plural commonplaceisms)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being commonplace; banality.
    • 1855, The Evangelical Repository, volumes 1-2, page 72:
      Hence the interminable commonplaceism and prolixity of his writings.
  2. (countable) Something that is commonplace; a trite remark.
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