Dictionary definition · common
noun
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area"they went for a walk in the park"
adjective
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public"for the common good"
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual"the common man"
- common to or shared by two or more parties"a common friend"
- commonly encountered"a common (or familiar) complaint"
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language"common parlance"
- of or associated with the great masses of people"the common people in those days suffered greatly"
- of low or inferior quality or value"of what coarse metal ye are molded"
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"
- to be expected; standard"common decency"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).