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ordinarywith no special or distinctive features; normal

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: with no special or distinctive features; normal

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːrdɪneri/

Korean meaning: 평범한, 보통의, 일상적인

Korean pronunciation: **오**디너리

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks he's extraordinary, but he's just an ordinary house cat who can't even catch a laser dot.
  • She transformed an ordinary cardboard box into a spaceship with just some aluminum foil and imagination.
  • What started as an ordinary coffee date turned into a four-hour philosophical debate about whether hot dogs are sandwiches.

ordinary

ADJECTIVE

//ˈɔːrdɪneri//

with no special or distinctive features; normal

ordinary concept
💡 Concept

A person enjoys an ordinary breakfast of cereal in their regular kitchen

ordinary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From ordinary to extraordinary in one moment!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːrdɪneri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɔːdɪnəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootordin
Suffix--ary

Origin

From Latin 'ordinarius' meaning 'orderly' or 'customary,' derived from 'ordo' meaning 'order' or 'arrangement.' The word passed through Old French before entering Middle English.

🎵Rhyme

extraordinarysecondarytemporaryionary
extraordinary
secondary
temporary
ionary

🔗Collocations

ordinary people
out of the ordinary
ordinary circumstances
ordinary life
nothing ordinary
ordinary day
quite ordinary

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks he's extraordinary, but he's just an ordinary house cat who can't even catch a laser dot.

She transformed an ordinary cardboard box into a spaceship with just some aluminum foil and imagination.

😄 Fun example

What started as an ordinary coffee date turned into a four-hour philosophical debate about whether hot dogs are sandwiches.

The detective realized that the most ordinary-looking person in the room was actually the mastermind.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

commonnormalregulartypicalstandard

Antonyms

extraordinaryexceptionalremarkable

Related

mundaneroutineeverydayconventionalplain

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