Undistinguished - English meaning

noun

A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Usage examples:

The proportion of over-60s is above the eu average of 19 per cent

adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several amounts and then dividing this total by the number of amounts.

Usage examples:

The average temperature in may was 4°c below normal

verb

Amount to or achieve as an average rate or amount over a period of time; mean.

Usage examples:

Annual inflation averaged 2.4 per cent

adjective

Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

Usage examples:

Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

noun

A piece of open land for public use.

Usage examples:

We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

adjective

Found frequently in many places or among many people

Usage examples:

Money worries are a common problem for people raising children., guilt and forgiveness are themes c…

adjective

Not unusual; ordinary.

Usage examples:

Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun

A usual or ordinary thing.

Usage examples:

Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective

Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual

Usage examples:

Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

adjective

Happening or used every day; daily.

Usage examples:

Everyday chores like shopping and housework

adverb

Each day; daily.

Usage examples:

I get up at six every day

adjective

Ordinary, typical, or usual

Usage examples:

The movie is about the everyday lives of working mothers.

abbreviation

Folio.

abbreviation

Flying officer.

adjective

Lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous.

Usage examples:

Humdrum routine work

noun

Monotonous routine.

Usage examples:

An escape from the humdrum of his life

adjective

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

Usage examples:

No excuses were made for the team's lacklustre performance

adjective

Not very good or exciting, or not showing a lot of activity or effort

Usage examples:

After a period of lacklustre performance, the company has finally announced some very positive resu…

adjective

Of only average quality; not very good.

Usage examples:

He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter

adjective

Just acceptable but not good; not good enough

Usage examples:

The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre., he urged…

adjective

Ordinary and not very good

Usage examples:

What advice would you give to mediocre companies that want to dramatically improve themselves?, med…

adjective

Not extreme and acceptable to or liked by most people

Usage examples:

His views on social issues are pretty much middle-of-the-road.

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement; dull.

Usage examples:

His mundane, humdrum existence

adjective

Ordinary and not interesting in any way

Usage examples:

The show was just another mundane family sitcom.

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Usage examples:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

Usage examples:

Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

Usage examples:

His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

noun

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

Usage examples:

The road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it

adjective

Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

Usage examples:

Disenchantment with their pedestrian lives

noun

A person who is walking, esp. in an area where vehicles go

Usage examples:

Bicyclists and pedestrians use the path., the lyrics are pretty pedestrian.

adjective

Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.

Usage examples:

Prosaic language can't convey the experience

adjective

Of or occurring every day; daily.

Usage examples:

The car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic

idiom

Not special in any way

adjective

Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

Usage examples:

A run-of-the-mill job

adjective

Ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Usage examples:

The event is not just a run-of-the-mill conference.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a suburb.

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Suburban life

adjective

Relating to a suburb

Usage examples:

Suburban schools/housing, they live in suburban washington., suburban life

adjective

Not out of the ordinary; usual.

Usage examples:

An unexceptional movie

adjective

Ordinary, not exceptional

Usage examples:

He was a hard-working, if unexceptional, student.

adjective

Not special, unusual, or interesting; ordinary.

Usage examples:

Your humble workaday pc

adjective

Ordinary; not unusual

Usage examples:

Compared to the extravagance and glamour of last winter's clothes, this season's collection look si…