The difference between Common and Standard

When used as nouns, common means mutual good, shared by more than one, whereas standard means a principle or example or measure used for comparison. a level of quality or attainment. something used as a measure for comparative evaluations.

When used as adjectives, common means mutual, whereas standard means falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.


Common is also verb with the meaning: to communicate (something).

check bellow for the other definitions of Common and Standard

  1. Common as an adjective:

    Mutual; shared by more than one.

    Examples:

    "The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."

    "Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors."

  2. Common as an adjective:

    Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

    Examples:

    "It is common to find sharks off this coast."

  3. Common as an adjective:

    Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

    Examples:

    "Sharks are common in these waters."

  4. Common as an adjective:

    Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

  5. Common as an adjective (grammar):

    In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.

  6. Common as an adjective (grammar):

    Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

  7. Common as an adjective:

    Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.

  8. Common as an adjective (obsolete):

    Profane; polluted.

  9. Common as an adjective (obsolete):

    Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

  1. Common as a noun:

    Mutual good, shared by more than one.

  2. Common as a noun:

    A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

  3. Common as a noun:

    The people; the community.

  4. Common as a noun (legal):

    The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

  1. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To communicate (something).

  2. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To converse, talk.

  3. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To have sex.

  4. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To participate.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Thomas More"

  5. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To have a joint right with others in common ground.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Johnson"

  6. Common as a verb (obsolete):

    To board together; to eat at a table in common.

  1. Standard as an adjective:

    Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.

  2. Standard as an adjective (of a tree or shrub):

    Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.

  3. Standard as an adjective:

    Having recognized excellence or authority.

    Examples:

    "standard works in history; standard authors"

  4. Standard as an adjective:

    Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.

  5. Standard as an adjective (not comparable, of a motor vehicle):

    Having a manual transmission.

  6. Standard as an adjective:

    As normally supplied (not optional).

  7. Standard as an adjective (linguistics):

    Conforming to the standard variety.

  1. Standard as a noun (India):

    A principle or example or measure used for comparison. A level of quality or attainment. Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model. A musical work of established popularity. A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government. The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage. A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid. Grade level in primary education.

    Examples:

    "I am in fifth standard."

  2. Standard as a noun:

    A vertical pole with something at its apex. An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard. The flag or ensign carried by a military unit. One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite. Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold. A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis. The sheth of a plough.

  3. Standard as a noun:

    A manual transmission vehicle.

  4. Standard as a noun (botany):

    The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

  5. Standard as a noun (shipbuilding):

    An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

  6. Standard as a noun:

    A large drinking cup.

  7. Standard as a noun (sociolinguistics):

    standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language