na-adjective, noun
Rare as a standalone noun or na-adjective. It describes something as unexceptional, average, or mediocre, often with a terse literary or critical feel; 平凡 is the more ordinary modern word.
See also: 平凡
Antonyms: 非凡
その評論家は彼の詩を凡な作品だと評した。
The critic judged his poem to be an ordinary, mediocre work.
The usual modern word for ordinary or unremarkable; much more common than standalone 凡.
Emphasizes mediocrity or lack of distinction more strongly than 凡.
Antonym meaning extraordinary or uncommon in ability or quality.
Uses the Sino-Japanese reading ぼん of the kanji 凡. The spelling is conventionally associated with generalness or ordinariness; the exact historical development of this standalone adjectival use is not specified.