commonplace

Adjective

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  • 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'
    

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
  • an unglamorous job greasing engines
    

• completely ordinary and unremarkable
  • air travel has now become commonplace
    
  • commonplace everyday activities
    

Noun

• a trite or obvious remark

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  humdrum , prosaic , unglamorous , unglamourous , platitude , cliche , banality , bromide