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ordinary

UK
/ˈɔː.dɪ.nə.ri/
US
/ˈɔr.dɪ.nɛr.i/

Translations

ordinarynoun
ordinaries
pl
UK
/ˈɔː.dɪ.n(ə).ri/
US
/ˈɔr.dəˌner.i/
l'ordinaireAu sens de « condition habituelle » ou « état normal ».
After months of travel, he longed for a return to the ordinary.
Après des mois de voyage, il aspirait à un retour à l'ordinaire.
Additional translations
ordinaireSens rare ou littéraire pour une personne sans particularité marquante.
ordinaireDomaine ecclésiastique.
ordinaireHéraldique.
ordinaireSens historique : repas fixe à prix déterminé ou lieu où l’on sert ce repas.
Synonyms
commonplace
routine
norm
custom
habit
standard
regularity
average
usualness
table d'hote
fixed-price meal
inn
tavern
prelate
bishop
diocesan
ordinaryadjective
more ordinary
Comp.
most ordinary
Super.
UK
/ˈɔː.dɪ.nə.ri/
US
/ˈɔr.dɪ.nɛr.i/
She wore an ordinary dress to the party, blending in with the crowd.
Elle portait une robe ordinaire à la fête, se fondant dans la foule.
Additional translations
banalSurtout pour exprimer l’absence d’originalité ou d’intérêt particulier.
communEmploi courant pour « habituel », « courant ».
habituelQuand ordinary signifie « normal », « usuel ».
normalEmploi très courant dans le sens de « normal », « habituel ».
Synonyms
common
usual
typical
average
mediocre
unremarkable
standard
routine
Antonyms
extraordinary
unusual
exceptional

Definitions

ordinarynoun
The usual or normal condition or course of events.
After months of travel, he longed for a return to the ordinary.
A person considered to be typical, average, or unremarkable.
Among the celebrities, he felt like an ordinary.
A member of the clergy who has ordinary jurisdiction over a specified territory or group.
The bishop served as the ordinary for the diocese, overseeing all religious activities.
Heraldry. A simple geometrical charge, such as a bend, chevron, or fess, displayed on a shield.
The family's coat of arms includes a blue chevron, an ordinary representing protection.
(Historical) A tavern or eating-house providing a fixed-price meal, or the meal itself.
Travelers in colonial America could find a hot supper at the local ordinary for a modest sum.
ordinaryadjective
Commonplace or standard; not special or distinctive.
She wore an ordinary dress to the party, blending in with the crowd.
Of no special quality or interest; unexceptional.
The meal was quite ordinary, lacking any unique flavors.
Customary or usual; normal.
It was an ordinary day at the office, with nothing out of the ordinary happening.
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