ordinary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Normal and not special in any way; everyday.

   It was just an ordinary day at work.

2. 2
   adj

   Not especially good; plain or unremarkable.

   The food was fine but rather ordinary.

3. 3
   noun

   The usual or normal state of things.

   There was nothing out of the ordinary about his behaviour.

Common collocations

• ordinary person Adjective + noun

From Anglo-Norman ordenarie, ordenaire et al., Middle French ordinaire, and their source, Medieval Latin ordinarius, noun use of Latin ōrdinārius (“regular, orderly”), from ōrdō (“order”).

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