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commonplace vs truism

truism vs commonplace

commonplace and truism both are nouns.

commonplace is an adjective but truism is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commonplace Yes Yes No No
truism Yes No No No
As nouns, truism is a hypernym of commonplace; that is, truism is a word with a broader meaning than commonplace:
  • commonplace: a trite or obvious remark
  • truism: an obvious truth
Other hypernyms of commonplace include comment, input, remark.
commonplace (noun) truism (noun)
a trite or obvious remark an obvious truth
commonplace (adjective) truism (adjective)
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
completely ordinary and unremarkable
Difference between commonplace and truism

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