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- pronunciation:
- or
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neI
ri
- 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 |
adverb + (adj.)ordinary
anything, but, infallibly, perfectly, seemingly, utterly
(adj.)ordinary
+ noun
atom,
being,
believer,
bulb,
circumstance,
citizen,
civilian,
consciousness,
cosmology,
criminal,
cruelty,
decency,
electron,
flu,
folk,
household,
housewife,
hydrogen,
income,
investor,
language,
life,
matter,
morality,
mortal,
moviegoer,
object,
occurrence,
particle,
peasant,
people,
philosopher,
philosophy,
routine,
seaman,
usage,
villager
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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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adjective + (n.)ordinary
closed, hierarchical, local, slower
verb + (n.)ordinary
close
noun + (n.)ordinary
executor, holiday, index, point, regression, square
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| derivation: |
ordinariness (n.) |
The word ordinary
contains the following part:
ord, ordin
Latin
root
that means row, rank, order
  Example words:
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