usualness
- noun
- /ˈjuːʒuəlnəs/
- The usualness of her routine made her feel comfortable.
Examples
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There was a comforting usualness about the family's Sunday dinners.
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The usualness of the routine made the days blend together for her.
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Despite the excitement around him, he maintained a sense of usualness in his work.
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There is a certain usualness to the way they interact.
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The usualness of her routine made her feel safe and secure each day.
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They appreciated the usualness of the town, which offered a comforting familiarity.
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In the usualness of their family gatherings, laughter and stories were always present.
Synonyms
The usual or expected state
The usual state when life returns to the expected routine
Happening often in the same way or at the same times
A time when things are usual and happen as expected
A state of being usual and not special
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
How often something is found or shared by many people
A state of being ordinary and not special
The ordinary daily life people live
How much something is like a usual example in a group
A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often
Days or tasks happen the same way again and again
How usual and not surprising something is
A way people usually do something that has lasted a long time
The quality of being seen as normal in a group or society
Antonyms
How Typical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word usualness comes from usual, which comes from the old Latin word usus meaning 'use' or 'habit', just like the English word use. If something is used often it becomes a habit and feels normal, so usualness is the state of being 'ordinary' or 'customary'.