ordinary

/'ɔ:dnri/

Thân thiện

An ordinary day at the park is sunny and calm.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Not special, different, or unusual; of the usual or common type: Describes something that is typical, average, or standard, without any remarkable or distinctive features.
   • Having no special rank or status; common: Refers to people or things that are not distinguished from the general mass.

2. Noun:

   • The usual or commonplace condition or situation: Refers to the normal state of affairs.
   • A clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death: A specific ecclesiastical role.
   • A judge of a probate court: A specific legal role.
   • A simple meal served at a fixed price in a restaurant: A dated term for a basic meal.
   • An early type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel: A historical object.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The furniture was very ordinary and lacked any unique style.
  • He was just an ordinary man living an ordinary life.
  • It was an ordinary Tuesday with nothing special planned.

• Noun:

  • The results were nothing out of the ordinary. (Here, "the ordinary" means the usual state of things.)
  • In the 19th century, the ordinary was a popular form of transportation. (Referring to the bicycle.)

Advanced Usage

• "in ordinary": In regular service or employment. This is a formal, often historical, phrase.

  • He served as a physician in ordinary to the king. (Meaning he was the king's regular, appointed doctor.)

• "out of the ordinary": Unusual, remarkable, or different from what is normal. This is a common fixed phrase.

  • The scientist was looking for anything out of the ordinary in the data.

Variants and Related Words

• Ordinarily (adverb): Usually, in an ordinary way.
  • I ordinarily take the bus to work.
• Ordinariness (noun): The quality of being ordinary.
  • The ordinariness of the scene made it feel familiar and safe.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Common, usual, normal, standard, average, commonplace, routine, unremarkable, everyday.
• Noun (for the usual condition): Norm, standard, usual, commonplace.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Extraordinary, unusual, exceptional, special, remarkable, outstanding, unique.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "The ordinary man/woman in the street": The average, typical person.
  • Politicians need to listen to the concerns of the ordinary man in the street.
• "In the ordinary course of events/things": As things usually happen.
  • In the ordinary course of events, the package should arrive tomorrow.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
   • average people
   • the ordinary (or common) man in the street
2. 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

Noun

1. (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
2. an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
3. a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
4. the expected or commonplace condition or situation
   • not out of the ordinary
5. a judge of a probate court

Từ đồng nghĩa

• average
• ordinary bicycle