1. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public.
Synonyms
- communal
- joint
- public
- commonness
Antonyms
- individuality
- individual
- outfield
- achromatic color
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
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2. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual.
Synonyms
- average
- popular
- demotic
- commonplaceness
- commonness
- grassroots
- ordinary
- standard
- frequent
- general
- everydayness
- usual
Antonyms
- uncommon
- uncommonness
- extraordinary
- infield
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
3. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] common to or shared by two or more parties.
Synonyms
- mutual
Antonyms
- unusualness
- extraordinariness
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
4. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] commonly encountered.
Synonyms
- usual
Antonyms
- achromatic
- ripe
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
5. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language.
Synonyms
- vernacular
- vulgar
Antonyms
- sophisticated
- well
- unite
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
6. common
noun. ['ˈkɑːmən'] a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
Synonyms
- piece of ground
- green
- village green
- parcel
- park
- populated area
- commons
- tract
- parcel of land
- pleasure ground
- funfair
- urban area
- amusement park
Antonyms
- abnormality
- incidental
- layman
- unorthodox
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
7. common
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmən'] of or associated with the great masses of people.
Synonyms
- vulgar
- plebeian
- unwashed
Antonyms
- unwrap
- uncover
- appointive
- undemocratic
Etymology
- comun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- comun (Anglo-Norman)
8. Basil
noun. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).
Synonyms
- St. Basil
- Basil of Caesarea
- St. Basil the Great
9. basil
noun. ['ˈbæzəl'] leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.
Synonyms
- herb
- sweet basil
- Ocimum basilicum
Etymology
- basile (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- basilicum (Latin)
10. basil
noun. ['ˈbæzəl'] any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
Synonyms
- common basil
- herbaceous plant
- herb
- sweet basil
- Ocimum basilicum
- Ocimum
Etymology
- basile (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- basilicum (Latin)
Example sentences of the word common-basil
1. Noun Phrase
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is the term for common basil, while Genovese basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese') is a specific cultivar.