common

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• “for the common good”
• “common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community”

having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

• “the common man”
• “a common sailor”
• “the common cold”
• “a common nuisance”
• “followed common procedure”
• “it is common knowledge that she lives alone”
• “the common housefly”
• “a common brand of soap”

common to or shared by two or more parties

• “a common friend”
• “the mutual interests of management and labor”

commonly encountered

• “a common (or familiar) complaint”
• “the usual greeting”

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• “common parlance”
• “a vernacular term”
• “vernacular speakers”
• “the vulgar tongue of the masses”
• “the technical and vulgar names for an animal species”

of or associated with the great masses of people

• “the common people in those days suffered greatly”
• “behavior that branded him as common”
• “his square plebeian nose”
• “a vulgar and objectionable person”
• “the unwashed masses”

of low or inferior quality or value

• “of what coarse metal ye are molded” Shakespeare
• “produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population”

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• “he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
• “behavior that branded him as common”
• “an untutored and uncouth human being”
• “an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy”
• “appealing to the vulgar taste for violence”
• “the vulgar display of the newly rich”

to be expected; standard

• “common decency”

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

• “they went for a walk in the park”