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    Ordinary

    /ˈɔːrdəneri/

    Meaning & Definition

    adjective
    With no special or distinctive features; normal.
    She wore an ordinary dress to the party instead of something extravagant.
    Common or usual; not extraordinary.
    His performance was ordinary, nothing that stood out from the rest.
    Of a kind to be expected in the normal course of events.
    It's an ordinary day at the office, just the usual routines.
    Belonging to a particular category or class that is not special.
    The restaurant serves ordinary food at reasonable prices.

    Etymology

    From Middle English 'ordinarie', from Latin 'ordinarius', meaning 'belonging to order'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    ordinary people
    People considered to be average or typical.
    ordinary time
    A term in the Christian liturgical calendar that refers to the periods not marked by specific feasts.
    ordinary course of events
    A usual or expected sequence of occurrences.

    Related Words

    extraordinary
    Unusual, remarkable, or exceptional.
    ordinaryness
    The quality of being ordinary.
    ordinariness
    The state of being commonplace or average.

    Slang Meanings

    Basic
    This place is so basic, it's just ordinary.
    Run-of-the-mill
    That movie was just run-of-the-mill, nothing special.