ordinary
adjective
1. (often in a negative way) having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane.
- ordinary everyday objects
- ordinary decency
- an ordinary day
Similar word(s): common, usual, average, fair, mediocre, middling, banausic, characterless, nondescript, common, commonplace, everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday, indifferent, undistinguished, unexceptional
2. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- the ordinary (or common) man in the street
Similar word(s): common, average
Sentences with ordinary as an adjective:
- On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.
- I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica.
- He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.
noun
1. a judge of a probate court
Definition categories: person, judge, jurist, justice
2. the expected or commonplace condition or situation
- not out of the ordinary
Definition categories: state, condition
3. a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
Definition categories: person, clergyman, reverend
4. an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
Definition categories: man–made, bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel
5. (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields