The difference between Commonplace and Timeworn

When used as adjectives, commonplace means ordinary, whereas timeworn means showing the effects of wear due to long use.

Commonplace is also noun with the meaning: a platitude or cliché.

Commonplace is also verb with the meaning: to make a commonplace book.

check bellow for the other definitions of Commonplace and Timeworn

  1. Commonplace as an adjective:

    Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

  1. Commonplace as a noun:

    A platitude or cliché.

  2. Commonplace as a noun:

    Something that is ordinary.

  3. Commonplace as a noun:

    A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.

  4. Commonplace as a noun:

    A commonplace book.

  1. Commonplace as a verb:

    To make a commonplace book.

  2. Commonplace as a verb:

    To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.

  3. Commonplace as a verb (obsolete):

    To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Timeworn as an adjective:

    Showing the effects of wear due to long use.

  2. Timeworn as an adjective:

    Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed.

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