ordinariness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɔrdənɛrinəs/ UK /ˈɔːdɪnərinəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the quality of being commonplace or unremarkable

There was a comforting ordinariness to their daily routine.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... commonness normality mundanity plainness banalityunremarkableness

Opposites

extraordinariness uniquenessexceptionalityremarkablenessdistinction

Word family

Related forms ordinary order ordinarily

Etymology

From 'ordinary' (Latin 'ordinarius', 'usual, regular', from 'ordo', 'order') plus '-ness'.

ordinarius la-med ordo Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# ordinariness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔrdənɛrinəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈɔːdɪnərinəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being commonplace or unremarkable

## Examples
- There was a comforting ordinariness to their daily routine.

## Synonyms
- commonness
- normality
- mundanity
- plainness
- banality
- unremarkableness

## Antonyms
- extraordinariness
- uniqueness
- exceptionality
- remarkableness
- distinction

## Related Forms
- ordinary
- order
- ordinarily

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

## Etymology
From 'ordinary' (Latin 'ordinarius', 'usual, regular', from 'ordo', 'order') plus '-ness'.

## AI Etymology
Ordinariness comes from 'ordinary' (Latin 'ordinarius', 'usual, regular', from 'ordo', 'order') plus '-ness'. The etymological trail includes Latin ordinarius and Latin ordo. As a noun, ordinariness means the quality of being commonplace or unremarkable. The same family is visible in related forms such as ordinary, order, and ordinarily.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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