commonplace

(noun) a trite or obvious remark. Synonyms: platitude, cliche, banality, bromide.

(adj) completely ordinary and unremarkable. Examples: "Air travel has now become commonplace." "Commonplace everyday activities."

(adj) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement. Synonyms: humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous. Example: "An unglamorous job greasing engines."

(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(prenominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn. Examples: "Bromidic sermons." "His remarks were trite and commonplace." "Hackneyed phrases." "A stock answer." "Repeating threadbare jokes." "Parroting some timeworn axiom." "The trite metaphor `hard as nails'."