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- DictionaryOr·di·nar·y/ˈôrdnˌerē/
adjective
- 1. with no special or distinctive features; normal: "he sets out to depict ordinary people"
- 2. (especially of a judge or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation.
noun
- 1. what is commonplace or standard: "their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary"
- 2. a person, especially a judge, exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. British
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.
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. adjective. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree. “ ordinary everyday objects”. “ ordinary decency”. “an ordinary day”. synonyms: common.
adjective. of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person. Antonyms: exceptional, unusual, extraordinary. plain or undistinguished: ordinary clothes. somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre. customary; usual; normal:
ORDINARY definition: 1. not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual: 2. normally, or in the way that…. Learn more.
2 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Ordinary people or things are normal and not special or different in any way. I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me. It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream. It was just an ordinary weekend for us. Synonyms: usual, standard, normal, common More Synonyms of ordinary.
I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary. His behaviour was nothing out of the ordinary (= not unusual). Definition of ordinary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Customary; usual; regular; normal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Familiar; unexceptional; common; average. Webster's New World. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average. Ordinary people; ordinary black tea. American Heritage. Relatively poor or inferior; below average. Webster's New World.
B1. not special, different, or unusual in any way: ordinary life. an ordinary day. I had a very ordinary childhood. Fewer examples. His paintings record scenes from ordinary life. At first, he thought the gem was just an ordinary stone. How does his poetry differ from ordinary language? Under ordinary circumstances, you wouldn't be allowed in here.
6 days ago · Noun. [ edit] ordinary (plural ordinaries) A person with authority; authority, ordinance. (ecclesiastical, law) A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese. [from 14th c.] ( obsolete) A courier; someone delivering mail or post. [16th–19th c.]
Define ordinary. ordinary synonyms, ordinary pronunciation, ordinary translation, English dictionary definition of ordinary. adj. 1. Commonly encountered; usual: an ordinary delay at the bridge tolls. See Synonyms at common. 2. a. Having no special ability, quality, or purpose:...
