ordinariness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɔrdənɛrinəs/ UK /ˈɔːdɪnərinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being commonplace or unremarkable There was a comforting ordinariness to their daily routine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... commonnessnormalitymundanityplainnessbanalityunremarkableness ↔ Opposites extraordinarinessuniquenessexceptionalityremarkablenessdistinction Word family Related forms ordinaryorderordinarily Etymology AI details From 'ordinary' (Latin 'ordinarius', 'usual, regular', from 'ordo', 'order') plus '-ness'. ordinarius la-med ordo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown