ordinary

Plural: ordinaries

Noun

• Something that is usual, common, or expected; the normal state.
• a judge of a probate court
• the expected or commonplace condition or situation
  • "not out of the ordinary"
• a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
• an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
• (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
• A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
• A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
• A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
• A courier; someone delivering mail or post.
• A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
• A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation.
• A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
• The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• Customary fare, one's regular daily allowance of food; (hence) a regular portion or allowance.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• The usual course of things; normal condition or health; a standard way of behaviour or action.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• A penny farthing bicycle.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed.
• Something ordinary or regular.
• A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed.
• Alternative letter-case form of Ordinary (“those parts of the Mass which are consistent from day to day”).
• A book setting out ordinary or regular conduct.
• A devotional manual; a book setting our rules for proper conduct.
• A book setting out ordinary or regular conduct.
• A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of a liturgy, especially of Mass.

Adjective

• Normal, common, or commonplace; not exceptional or special.
• not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
  • "ordinary everyday objects"
  • "ordinary decency"
  • "an ordinary day"
  • "an ordinary wine"

Adjective Satellite

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
  • "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

Adj

• Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
• Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
• Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
• Bad or undesirable.

Examples

• He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.
• He was tired of playing ordinary words and longed for a bingo.
• His string of high-scoring words was anything but the ordinary in a casual game.
• I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica.
• On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.

Synonyms

average, ordinary bicycle

Antonyms

extraordinary, special

Related Words

coordinate, coordination, foreordination, insubordination, ordain, order, ordinal, ordinance, ordinate, ordination, ordnance, ordo, postordination, preordination, reordination, subordinate, subordination, superordination

Anagrams of ordinary