ordinary

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Normal, not special or different.

Meaning of «ordinary»

adjective

normal, not special or different

It was just an ordinary day at school for us.

Translation

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«ordinary» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

normal and not special

ordinarynormal; not special or differentIt was an ordinary day at school.

everydayhappening or used every dayEveryday life can be calm and quiet.

commonplaceformalso common that it is not unusual; formalMobile phones are commonplace now.

mundaneordinary in a boring wayI have a mundane job filing papers.

as usual or expected

normalas expected; nothing strangeIt is normal to feel nervous.

usualwhat happens most of the timeHe sat in his usual seat.

typicallike most others of its kindA typical day starts at seven.

ordinarynot special; sometimes a little boringIt was just an ordinary Tuesday.

Word family

ordinary B1 · adjectiveordinarily C1 · adverbextraordinary A2 · adjectiveextraordinarily B2 · adverb

False friends

← orderly organ →