Something that is normal is usual and ordinary, and is what people expect.
He has occasional injections to maintain his good health but otherwise he lives anormal life.
The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations.
Some of the shops were closed but that's quite normal for a Thursday afternoon. [+ for]
In November, Clean's bakery produced 50 percent more bread than normal.
Life here will continue as normal.
Synonyms: usual, common, standard, average More Synonyms of normal
2. adjective
A normal person has no serious physical or mental health problems.
Normal people just don't react like that.
Will the baby be normal?
normal in British English
(ˈnɔːməl)
adjective
1.
usual; regular; common; typical
the normal way of doing it
the normal level
2.
constituting a standard
if we take this as normal
3. psychology
a.
being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc
b.
conforming to the conventions of one's group
4. biology, medicine
(of laboratory animals) maintained in a natural state for purposes of comparison with animals treated with drugs, etc
5. chemistry
(of a solution) containing a number of grams equal to the equivalent weight of the solute in each litre of solvent
Symbol: N
6. chemistry
denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: a normal alkane. Prefix: n-, e.g. n-octane
7. geometry another word for perpendicular (sense 1)
noun
8.
the usual, average, or typical state, degree, form, etc
9.
anything that is normal
10. geometry
a line or plane perpendicular to another line or plane or to the tangent of a curved line or plane at the point of contact
Derived forms
normality (nɔːˈmælɪtɪ) or especially US normalcy (ˈnormalcy)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from normanorm
normal in American English
(ˈnɔrməl)
adjective
1.
conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development, etc.; natural; usual; standard; regular
2. Biology
occurring naturally
normal immunity
3. Chemistry
a.
designating or of a salt formed by replacing all the replaceable hydrogen of an acid with a metal or metals
b.
designating or of a solution which contains an amount of the dissolved substance chemically equivalent to one gram atom of hydrogen per liter of solution
c.
designating or of a fatty hydrocarbon, the chain of which is continuous rather than branched, in which no carbon atom is united directly to more than two others
4. Ancient Mathematics
perpendicular; at right angles
5. Medicine and Psychology
a.
free from disease, disorder, or malformation; specif., average in intelligence or development
b.
mentally sound
noun
6.
anything normal
7.
the usual state, amount, degree, etc.; esp., the median or average
8. Ancient Mathematics
a perpendicular; esp., a perpendicular to a line tangent to a curve, at its pointof tangency
SYNONYMY NOTE: normal implies conformity with the established norm or standard for its kind [normal intelligence]; regular implies conformity with the prescribed rule or accepted pattern for its kind [the regular working day]; typical applies to that which has the representative characteristics of its type or class[a typical Southern town]; UNRESOLVED CROSS REF implies behavior, operation, etc. that conforms with the nature or innate characterof the person or thing [a natural comedian]; usual applies to that which conforms to the common or ordinary use or occurrence [the usual price]; average, in this connection, implies conformity with what is regarded as normal or ordinary[the average man]
OPPOSITES: abnormal, unusual
Derived forms
normalcy (ˈnormalcy) (ˈnɔrməlsi)
noun or norˈmality (ˈnɔrˈmæləti)
Word origin
L normalis < norma, a rule: see norm
Examples of 'normal' in a sentence
normal
The prospect of him having a normal life would have been over.
The Sun (2016)
We were a normal family with squabbling but that was it.
The Sun (2016)
We could not seem to get our normal passing game going.
The Sun (2016)
We just didn't do the normal stuff normal families take for granted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In normal circumstances, anything below 90 % is not healthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But by normal standards I am quite well-to-do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You have to live a normal life.
Bruce Feiler WALKING THE BIBLE (2001)
This is a group of normal people who want to be heard.
The Sun (2013)
Usually appears before age forty in normal or below normal weight people.
Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986)
We have to get back to normal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its girth and grandeur were just not normal me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Which is why most normal people are not.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You cannot measure him by normal standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Everything normal in your life looks barmy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is normal the players continue to tackle.
The Sun (2013)
Writing and speaking in public are completely normal in our family.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This has become almost the normal pattern for our daily politics.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
They will be able to perform normal cycles as well as the cool mode.
The Sun (2013)
Would he have taken it in normal circumstances?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We had both a normal life and a really rich life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Since then there has been a warmth in their dealings that has gone beyond the normal diplomatic niceties.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These are the kind of people who would not feel comfortable meeting women of their own age group in normal settings.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That dude can't do anything normal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He knows a lot more than a bit, and is anything but normal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
normal
British English: normal /ˈnɔːml/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is normal is usual and ordinary, and in accordance with what people expect.