extraordinariness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈstrɔrdɪnɛrinəs/ UK /ɪkˈstrɔːdɪnərinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being highly unusual or remarkable

The extraordinariness of the discovery stunned the scientists.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being highly... remarkablenessexceptionalitysingularity uniquenessphenomenality

Opposites

ordinariness commonnessmundaneness

Word family

Related forms extraordinary extraordinarily

Etymology

From extraordinary + -ness. Extraordinary derives from Latin extraordinarius ('out of the ordinary'), from extra ordinem ('outside the normal order'), from extra ('outside') + ordo ('order').

extraordinarius Latin ordo Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# extraordinariness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstrɔrdɪnɛrinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstrɔːdɪnərinəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being highly unusual or remarkable

## Examples
- The extraordinariness of the discovery stunned the scientists.

## Synonyms
- remarkableness
- exceptionality
- singularity
- uniqueness
- phenomenality

## Antonyms
- ordinariness
- commonness
- mundaneness

## Related Forms
- extraordinary
- extraordinarily

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: extraordinarius
- Root: ordo

## Etymology
From extraordinary + -ness. Extraordinary derives from Latin extraordinarius ('out of the ordinary'), from extra ordinem ('outside the normal order'), from extra ('outside') + ordo ('order').

## AI Etymology
Extraordinariness comes from extraordinary + -ness. Extraordinary derives from Latin extraordinarius ('out of the ordinary'), from extra ordinem ('outside the normal order'), from extra ('outside') + ordo ('order'). The etymological trail includes Latin extraordinarius and Latin ordo. As a noun, extraordinariness names the quality of being highly unusual or remarkable. The same family is visible in related forms such as extraordinary and extraordinarily. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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