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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
usual or normal.
It was an ordinary day at the office until the electricity went off.Taking shortcuts is not part of her ordinary way of doing things.- synonyms:
- customary, habitual, normal, standard, usual
- antonyms:
- characteristic, curious, different, exotic, extraordinary, fancy, fantastic, freak, odd, offbeat, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, remarkable, special, strange
- similar words:
- accustomed, average, commonplace, conventional, everyday, familiar, general, natural, orthodox, par, practical, quotidian, regular, routine, traditional, typical, unexceptional
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| definition 2: |
without distinction; mediocre or commonplace.
Though he became a brilliant scientist, he was an ordinary student in his school days.He dreamed of being hailed as a poet, but his work was considered merely ordinary.- synonyms:
- commonplace, conventional, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, unremarkable, usual
- antonyms:
- different, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, grand, impressive, outlandish, peculiar, rare, remarkable, special, striking, stunning, stupendous
- similar words:
- banal, common, everyday, homely, humdrum, indifferent, mere, mundane, pedestrian, prosaic, quotidian, simple, so-so, workaday
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| related words: |
bourgeois, customary, fair, homely, humble, lackluster, lay, mean, moderate, nondescript, passable, plain, straight, temperate, trite, usual |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
ordinaries |
| definition 1: |
the usual or common degree or condition.
Unfortunately, her singing is nothing out of the ordinary.- synonyms:
- normal, usual
- similar words:
- average, par, routine, standard, status quo
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| definition 2: |
usual or common things collectively (usu. prec. by "the").
His novels are about the ordinary, but his writing charms us with its wit. |
| definition 3: |
the part of Catholic Mass that is constant.
- similar words:
- offertory
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| derivation: |
ordinariness (n.) |
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