ordinariness (noun)

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• ordinariness — ordinary ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no distinctive features; normal or usual. 2) (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. ► NOUN (pl. ordinaries) 1) (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic… …   English terms dictionary

• ordinariness — noun see ordinary II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ordinariness — noun the quality or condition of being ordinary …   Wiktionary

• ordinariness — noun the quality of being commonplace and ordinary • Syn: ↑mundaneness, ↑mundanity • Ant: ↑extraordinariness • Derivationally related forms: ↑mundane (for: ↑mundanity …   Useful english dictionary

• ordinariness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being usual: cus tomariness, habitualness, normalcy, normality, prevalence, regularity, routineness, usualness. See USUAL …   English dictionary for students

• ordinary — adjective 1》 with no distinctive features; normal or usual.     ↘not interesting or exceptional. 2》 (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by deputation. noun (plural ordinaries) 1》 Law, Brit. a judge …   English new terms dictionary

• ordinary — I. noun (plural naries) Etymology: Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a prelate exercising original… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ordinary — /ˈɔdənəri / (say awduhnuhree), /ˈɔdənri / (say awduhnree), Originally US / nɛri/ (say neree) adjective 1. such as is commonly met with; of the usual kind. 2. below the average level of quality; somewhat inferior. 3. customary; normal: for all… …  

• ordinarily — ordinary ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no distinctive features; normal or usual. 2) (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. ► NOUN (pl. ordinaries) 1) (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic… …   English terms dictionary

• ordinary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no distinctive features; normal or usual. 2) (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. ► NOUN (pl. ordinaries) 1) (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic service,… …   English terms dictionary

• ordinary — adjective 1 average, common, or usual, not different or special: part of a politician s ordinary routine | The new taxes came as a shock to ordinary Americans. | out of the ordinary (=unusual or unexpected): Nothing out of the ordinary had… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English