ordinariness
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌɔrdəˈnɛrɪnəs/
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ordinariedad
- Can we recognize the presence of the Absolute in the ordinariness of the world?
- absolute ordinariness
- the ordinariness of life
You know, it's your, your ordinariness is, is most of your life.
- You know, it's your, your ordinariness is, is most of your life.
- In these moments, the narcissist is reminded of the one thing that terrifies them the most, their ordinariness.
- And I, I, I hope that my story inspires people from the ordinariness of where it came from that I was just like everyone else.
- It's my ordinariness that makes me relatable and it's also my ordinariness that makes me where I take all the hits.
- It is you and I in our ordinariness, that are here we privileged few who won the lottery of birth against all odds.
Examples
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The dreams that occupied him on that day, however, were strange and remarkable for their ordinariness.
Fiction book (1992) -
He appreciated the ordinariness of their daily routines, finding comfort in their simplicity.
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You know, it's your, your ordinariness is, is most of your life.
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There is an ordinariness, an attention to daily life, and there is a prominent role of Scripture.
Academic text (2001) -
From here, the house looks friendly, beautiful in its red-brick ordinariness.
Fiction book (1997) -
Ordinariness isn't the only thing I have to fight against in my house.
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Cloaked in their ordinariness, they remain hidden in plain view.
Academic text (1993) -
Stef shook his head, amazed at the ordinariness of this world, so close to its end.
Fiction book (2000) -
Proust conveys both the simplicity and the absolute ordinariness of the event, and how it could easily have not happened.
Academic text (1993) -
Moreover, the ordinariness of life often masks the active fantasies and eccentricities that provide life with its rich texture.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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4.1
The usual state when life returns to the expected routine
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6.5
A state of being average and not special
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4.1
A pleasant, polite style that feels too safe or insincere
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7.2
A state of being ordinary and not interesting
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4.7
A state of being ordinary and not special
A state of being ordinary and not exciting
The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine
A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often
The quality of being ordinary and not exciting
To be average, not very good or very bad
How usual and not surprising something is
Antonyms
How Ordinary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ordinariness comes from ordinary, which has the root ordin- meaning 'order' or 'arrange', the same idea you see in the English word order. So think of things being 'in order' or in their usual place; that's why ordinariness means the quality of being usual or not special.