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normality

normality

13 3.5
A time when things are usual and happen as expected
  • noun
  • /nɔrˈmælɪti/
translation icon : normalidad
  • After months of uncertainty, the community finally experienced a return to normality as daily routines resumed.
  • normality assumption
  • normality test
  • return to normality

The cells are going to kind of establish normality or metabolic health.

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Examples

Synonyms

norm
vsnormality
187 3.7

A usual way people in a group behave

is the general condition of being usual rather than a specific rule
normalcy
vsnormality
  • US
36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

is the identical idea but the more common modern form
normal
vsnormality
35 1.0

The usual or expected state

refers to the general state rather than a single example
typicality
vsnormality
1 6.1

How much something is like a usual example in a group

is about the overall state of being usual rather than degree of representativeness
averageness
vsnormality
1 4.7

A state of being ordinary and not special

relates to being usual overall, not just being in the middle
usualness
vsnormality
2.9

The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine

covers the broader state of being usual, not only customary habits
expectedness
vsnormality
5.6

How usual and not surprising something is

is broader, covering being usual as well as expected
normativeness
vsnormality
  • Specialized
8.8

The quality of being seen as normal in a group or society

focuses on the general state, not group acceptance or social rules
routineness
vsnormality
4.7

Days or tasks happen the same way again and again

concerns the state of being usual, not only repeated or habitual actions

Antonyms

13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

1 4.7

Behavior that does not follow the usual rules of a group

How Normal

regularity
19 3.3
normality
13 3.5
typicality
1 6.1
abnormality
11 5.2
oddity
15 5.3

Surface Forms

normality singular
normalities plural

Morphology

normality = normal (transparent) = normal + ity

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'normal' using the productive suffix '-ity', producing the state or quality of being normal.

Etymology

Normality comes from the Latin norma, a tool word meaning a 'rule' or a carpenter's 'square' used to make straight lines. So, normality is the state of following the usual rule or pattern — being 'what is expected'.