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1. ordinary
adjective. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree.
Synonyms
- routine
- characterless
- nondescript
- commonplace
- common
- cut-and-dried
- mundane
- ordinariness
- mine run
- workaday
- cut-and-dry
- run-of-the-mine
- mediocre
- mundaneness
- run-of-the-mill
- middling
- unremarkable
- banausic
- unexceptional
- usual
- quotidian
- indifferent
- average
- mundanity
- everyday
- so-so
Antonyms
- uncommon
- extraordinariness
- extraordinary
- partial
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
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Rhymes with Ordinary
- actuary
- ancillary
- apothecary
- arbitrary
- arbitrary
- aviary
- budgetary
- contemporary
- customary
- deflationary
- dictionary
- dietary
- dignitary
- disciplinary
- discretionary
- disinflationary
- dispensary
- diversionary
- diversionary
- dromedary
How do you pronounce ordinary?
Pronounce ordinary as ˈɔrdəˌnɛri.
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Sentences with ordinary
1. Adjective
The compressed gas is almost always ordinary air because it is free and non- toxic.
Quotes about ordinary
1. Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.
- Boris Pasternak
2. We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
- Veronica Roth, Divergent
3. My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.
- Isaac Newton
2. ordinary
adjective. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered.
Synonyms
- average
Antonyms
- inequity
- unfairness
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
3. ordinary
noun. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] a judge of a probate court.
Synonyms
- jurist
- justice
Antonyms
- masculine
- hardware
- original
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
4. ordinary
noun. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] the expected or commonplace condition or situation.
Antonyms
- individuality
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
5. ordinary
noun. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields.
Synonyms
- bar sinister
- armorial bearing
- bend sinister
- bearing
- heraldic bearing
- charge
- fesse
- fess
- bend dexter
Antonyms
- unfair
- ugly
- brunet
- immoderate
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
6. ordinary
noun. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death.
Synonyms
- man of the cloth
- clergyman
Antonyms
- exciting
- rural area
- uncommonness
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)
7. ordinary
noun. ['ˈɔrdəˌnɛri'] an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel.
Synonyms
- cycle
- bicycle
- ordinary bicycle
- bike
Antonyms
- disjoin
- illegible
- unfairly
- cloudy
Etymology
- ordenaire (Anglo-Norman)