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ordinary vs common

common vs ordinary

ordinary and common both are nouns.

ordinary and common both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ordinary Yes Yes No No
common Yes Yes No No
ordinary (noun) common (noun)
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
a judge of a probate court
the expected or commonplace condition or situation
ordinary (adjective) common (adjective)
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
commonly encountered
of low or inferior quality or value
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
of or associated with the great masses of people
to be expected; standard
common to or shared by two or more parties
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Difference between ordinary and common

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