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usualness

usualness

2.9
The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːʒuəlnəs/
translation icon : habitualidad
  • The usualness of her routine made her feel comfortable.

Examples

  • There was a comforting usualness about the family's Sunday dinners.

  • The usualness of the routine made the days blend together for her.

  • Despite the excitement around him, he maintained a sense of usualness in his work.

  • There is a certain usualness to the way they interact.

  • The usualness of her routine made her feel safe and secure each day.

  • They appreciated the usualness of the town, which offered a comforting familiarity.

  • In the usualness of their family gatherings, laughter and stories were always present.

Synonyms

normalcy
vsusualness
  • US
36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

is more about habitual practices or customs rather than restored expected condition
normal
vsusualness
35 1.0

The usual or expected state

is about what people do by habit or custom not only the accepted standard
regularity
vsusualness
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

is about customary or common state rather than strict timed repetition
normality
vsusualness
13 3.5

A time when things are usual and happen as expected

is about what people habitually do or follow rather than only fitting standards
ordinariness
vsusualness
3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

is about repeated or customary occurrence rather than plain lack of uniqueness
everydayness
vsusualness
1 6.8

The ordinary daily life people live

is about habitual or customary condition beyond being limited to daily examples
commonness
vsusualness
1 2.3

How often something is found or shared by many people

is about habitual or customary character rather than mere frequency or sharing
typicality
vsusualness
1 6.1

How much something is like a usual example in a group

is about being a customary feature rather than measuring representativeness degree
averageness
vsusualness
1 4.7

A state of being ordinary and not special

is about customary presence or common practice rather than statistical midpoint meaning
conventionality
vsusualness
1 6.9

Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things

is more general covering common habit beyond only socially agreed forms
customariness
vsusualness
7.7

A way people usually do something that has lasted a long time

is about general occurrence or habit rather than only origin from long usage
commonplaceness
vsusualness
5.9

A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often

is about habitual practice or common status rather than a critique of creativity
expectedness
vsusualness
5.6

How usual and not surprising something is

is about established habit or social custom rather than only predictability
normativeness
vsusualness
  • Specialized
8.8

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

is about general habitual occurrence rather than being a measure of social acceptance
routineness
vsusualness
4.7

Days or tasks happen the same way again and again

is about being a habitual or customary condition rather than focusing on repetition

Antonyms

1 6.9

How different or rare something is compared with what people expect

How Typical

constancy
4 5.3
usualness
2.9
regularity
19 3.3
occasional
285 2.8
infrequency
1 8.3

Surface Forms

usualness singular
usualnesses plural

Morphology

usualness = usual (transparent) = usual + ness

The noun 'usualness' is clearly derived from the adjective 'usual' by adding the suffix '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

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'.