ordinary

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adjective

or·di·nary ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē How to pronounce ordinary (audio)

: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual

an ordinary day

: of common quality, rank, or ability

an ordinary teenager

: deficient in quality : poor, inferior

ordinary wine

: having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction

also : belonging to such jurisdiction

ordinariness

ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē-nəs How to pronounce ordinary (audio)

noun

ordinary

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noun

plural ordinaries

: the regular or customary condition or course of things

—usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary

We haven't done anything out of the ordinary.

a(1)

: a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group

The ordinary of a diocese is a bishop.

(2)

: a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals

: a judge of probate in some states of the U.S.

often capitalized : the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day

The "Our Father" is part of the ordinary of the Mass.

British : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price

chiefly British : a tavern or eating house serving regular meals

: a common heraldic charge (such as the bend) of simple form (see charge entry 2 sense 7a)

Example Sentences

Adjective They've had the ordinary problems associated with starting a new business. My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly ordinary to me. The meal was ordinary and uninspired.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Tributes to the queen's life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy.

Andrew Meldrum, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 At any rate, banning politicians doesn’t stop ordinary people from talking on the platform about their favorite candidates.

WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 But here, in a state court in Wisconsin, was one of the first tests of the post-truth era of how the court system and ordinary Americans on a jury would hold a conspiracy theorist accountable under defamation law.

Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Today there exist dozens of agencies not really under the president’s control, making executive decisions that affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of ordinary Americans.

William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 That remarkable demonstration of myopia was followed by a slate of Republican lawmakers who insisted that if Trump was not safe from investigation, neither were ordinary Americans.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Al-Zawhiri and bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks that brought many ordinary Americans their first knowledge of al-Qaida.

Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Al-Zawhiri and bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks that brought many ordinary Americans their first knowledge of al-Qaida.

Matthew Lee, Norman Merchant, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 In their roles as consumers, investors and members of the workforce, ordinary Americans have the sense that the country is at an economic inflection point, but without a clear picture of what happens next, nor how to prepare.

Martha C. White, CNN, 22 July 2022 See More

单词	ordinariness
释义	ordinary 1 of 2 adjective or·di·nary ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē 1 : of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual an ordinary day 2 a : of common quality, rank, or ability an ordinary teenager b : deficient in quality : poor, inferior ordinary wine 3 : having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction also : belonging to such jurisdiction ordinariness ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē-nəs noun ordinary 2 of 2 noun plural ordinaries 1 : the regular or customary condition or course of things —usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary We haven't done anything out of the ordinary. 2 a(1) : a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group The ordinary of a diocese is a bishop. (2) : a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals b : a judge of probate in some states of the U.S. 3 often capitalized : the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day The "Our Father" is part of the ordinary of the Mass. 4 a British : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price b chiefly British : a tavern or eating house serving regular meals 5 : a common heraldic charge (such as the bend) of simple form (see charge entry 2 sense 7a) Synonyms Adjective average common commonplace cut-and-dried cut-and-dry everyday garden-variety normal prosaic routine run-of-the-mill standard standard-issue unexceptional unremarkable usual workaday See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective They've had the ordinary problems associated with starting a new business. My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly ordinary to me. The meal was ordinary and uninspired. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Tributes to the queen's life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy. Andrew Meldrum, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 At any rate, banning politicians doesn’t stop ordinary people from talking on the platform about their favorite candidates. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 But here, in a state court in Wisconsin, was one of the first tests of the post-truth era of how the court system and ordinary Americans on a jury would hold a conspiracy theorist accountable under defamation law. Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Today there exist dozens of agencies not really under the president’s control, making executive decisions that affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of ordinary Americans. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 That remarkable demonstration of myopia was followed by a slate of Republican lawmakers who insisted that if Trump was not safe from investigation, neither were ordinary Americans. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Al-Zawhiri and bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks that brought many ordinary Americans their first knowledge of al-Qaida. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Al-Zawhiri and bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks that brought many ordinary Americans their first knowledge of al-Qaida. Matthew Lee, Norman Merchant, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 In their roles as consumers, investors and members of the workforce, ordinary Americans have the sense that the country is at an economic inflection point, but without a clear picture of what happens next, nor how to prepare. Martha C. White, CNN, 22 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English ordinarie, from Latin ordinarius, from ordin-, ordo order Noun Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective First Known Use Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1) Phrases Containing ordinary in the ordinary way in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business no ordinary ordinary-language philosophy normal/ordinary course of events ordinary share ordinary seaman out of the ordinary in the ordinary way in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business no ordinary ordinary-language philosophy normal/ordinary course of events ordinary share ordinary seaman out of the ordinary See More Kids Definition ordinary 1 of 2 adjective or·di·nary ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē 1 : to be expected : normal, usual an ordinary day 2 : neither good nor bad : average I was an ordinary student. They're just ordinary people. 3 : not very good : mediocre She gave a very ordinary speech. ordinary 2 of 2 noun : the conditions or events that are usual or normal It's nothing out of the ordinary. Legal Definition ordinary adjective or·di·nary : of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events broadly : of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary ordinariness noun as in mundanity the quality or state of being ordinary He was a cheerful person who took pleasure even in the ordinariness of everyday life. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mundanity mundaneness everydayness averageness badness normality commonplaceness normalness mediocrity typicality commonness usualness typicalness passibility acceptability adequacy fairness satisfactoriness routine unremarkableness sufficiency second-rateness crumminess inferiority worthlessness Antonyms & Near Antonyms extraordinariness exceptionality greatness specialness excellence exquisiteness perfection importance marvelousness excellency grandness marvellousness supremacy fabulousness superiority distinction preeminence primeness exceptionalness consequence supremeness splendidness superlativeness perfectness choiceness goodness superbness value flawlessness faultlessness impeccability notability worth deficiency sterlingness unacceptability inadequacy first-rateness insufficiency unsatisfactoriness inadequateness See More
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