commonplaceness

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The American mind has been accused of ignorance, superficiality, levity, commonplaceness, and dozens of other defects, but "dulness" is not one of them.

From The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures by Perry, Bliss

"I know only one thing that can preserve it from commonplaceness and dullness and dreariness."

From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

"Oh, Jim, they have made it up!" says Miss Peyton, making this vulgar remark with so much joy and feeling in her voice as robs it of all its commonplaceness.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

In similar fashion, Alençon as a town has its commonplaceness condoned by reason of the beauty of its lace, a beauty which is constantly thrust upon your attention by its inhabitants.

From Stained Glass Tours in France by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock

The admixture of faith and imagination produces strange results, while it raises us above the commonplaceness of everyday life.

From The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy by Spielmann, Mabel Henriette