单词 | normality |
释义 | normality (once / 16059 pages) 1n 2n When something happens that shakes up your life, you probably look forward to a return to normality, meaning the usual happenings of everyday life. To correctly pronounce normality, accent the second syllable and rhyme it with gal: "nor-MAL-ity." When you look at normality, you notice the word normal, which describes something that meets common standards. The suffix -ity means "the state of being," so normality refers to a state that is normal, something that is just as expected. Normality and normalcy are synonyms, the later associated with President Warren G. Harding, who during a speech used normalcy instead of the more common normality. WORD FAMILYnormality: normalities+/abnormal: abnormalcy, abnormality, abnormally/abnormality: abnormalities/normal: abnormal, normalcy, normalise, normality, normalize, normally, normals, subnormal, supernormal/normalcy: normalcies/normalise: normalisation, normalised, normaliser, renormalise/normalize: normalization, normalized, normalizer, normalizes, normalizing, renormalize/subnormal: subnormality, subnormally, subnormals/subnormality: subnormalities/supernormal: supernormally USAGE EXAMPLESDid you want to explore the idea of normality in this story? The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) “A lesson,” Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuettl called it, as a sense of normality returned to the top of the league. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Purser is looking forward to returning to relative normality when she finishes work on current film Wish Upon. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper normalcy abnormalcy, abnormality an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies averageness the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity commonness, expectednessthe state of being that is commonly observed typicalitythe state of being that is typical condition, status a state at a particular time 2n conformity with the norm Hyper conformance, conformity correspondence in form or appearance 3n expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common 2Syn|Hyper normalcy expectedness ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising n (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter Syn|Hyper N relative quantity a quantity relative to some purpose |
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