n
The state or condition of all or of being all; universality
adv
(idiomatic) In general; most often.
adj
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
adj
Hypothetically average or generic individual.
n
(countable) Something which is banal.
adj
(slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
adj
Abbreviation of business as usual. [(idiomatic) That is usual, expected, not extraordinary.]
v
To be usual, not out of the ordinary; to follow an established pattern.
adj
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
n
(idiomatic) The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
n
Alternative form of business as usual [(idiomatic) The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.]
adj
Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
adj
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
adj
(simile) Very common (in various senses).
adj
(simile) Very common or frequently encountered; not at all rare.
n
The ordinary, run-of-the-mill people.
n
(figuratively) common practise, widespread idea, commonplace habit
adj
Alternative form of common-or-garden [(chiefly, British, Ireland) ordinary, standard.]
n
(idiomatic) An ordinary, standard kind.
n
(idiomatic) Ordinary persons, things, or events.
n
(idiomatic, usually of a celebrity or leader) The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.
adj
(idiomatic, Britain) ordinary, standard.
adj
(chiefly, British, Ireland) ordinary, standard.
n
Alternative form of commonplace [A platitude or cliché.]
adj
Somewhat common or vulgar.
adv
Obsolete spelling of commonly [as a rule; frequently; usually]
adj
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
n
(uncountable) The quality of being commonplace; banality.
n
A desire to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing.
adj
(nonstandard) Tending to conform; abiding by rules, laws, or social conventions.
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
n
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
adj
According to custom; customary; usual.
adj
Ordinary, commonplace.
n
A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.
n
(countable) Something conventional; a convention
adj
(idiomatic, often derogatory) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.
n
conformity to recognized standards
n
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
n
The way something is generally done.
adv
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
n
An approach or situation in which something occurs by default, without being explicitly introduced.
n
The quality or state of being democratic.
adj
(idiomatic) Ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.
adj
(linguistics) (Of a language variety) using a local form as the standard or norm.
n
The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law.
n
A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
n
(religion, philosophy, psychology) The condition in which all reality is experienced in the present, with the past contained only in memory and the future only in anticipation or speculation.
n
The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
adj
Alternative form of everyday [appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions]
adj
(uncommon) Something unique which appears in the earliest phases.
n
Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
n
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
adv
In accordance with official procedure.
adj
Common, ordinary, domesticated.
adj
(idiomatic) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
adj
Alternative spelling of garden variety [(idiomatic) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.]
adj
Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
n
An average, forgettable man who does not draw attention or stand out in a crowd.
n
(philosophy) The basic norm or rule that underpins a legal system.
n
(grammar) A feature of the verb which specifies an action as occurring habitually, usually, ordinarily, or customarily
adj
(figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice; acceptable.
n
(idiomatic) An ordinary, honest, member of the public
adj
Suited for everyday use.
n
The quality of being institutional.
n
The empirical principle that most systems will work best if they are kept simple rather than made complex.
n
A person or thing whose nature or value is well known.
adj
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
adj
Normal, principal or standard.
n
(usually with the) That which is common; the norm.
n
Quality of being mainstream.
adj
(colloquial) Related to the mainstream; akin to the mainstream.
v
(generally negated, bodybuilding slang) To be in the realm of the ordinary, to be not particularly developed.
n
(idiomatic) An ordinary member of the general public, especially one who lacks special expertise.
adv
As though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully.
adj
(obsolete) Common; general.
n
(idiomatic) An ordinary person, without special expertise or status.
n
The quality of being modern or contemporary.
n
Misconstruction of modus operandi [(colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.]
n
Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices. [A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.]
adj
Obsolete form of mundane. [Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.]
adj
Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
n
(fantasy, slang) A mundane; an ordinary person.
n
(idiomatic) The current prevailing situation, when it has emerged recently, differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.
n
That which is normal or typical.
adj
(mathematics) Adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context:
n
(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
n
(sociology) A human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.
adj
(rare) Somewhat normal; fairly normal.
n
A tendency to consider most deviations as within the bounds of "normal".
n
One who believes something to be the normal state of things, not requiring remediation.
n
one who normalizes, fits to a norm or standard etc.
n
(slang) A boringly conventional or conformist person; a normie.
adj
As pertains to normality; normal
n
(slang) Synonym of normie (“a normal person”)
n
The establishment of a norm.
adj
Conforming to a norm or norms.
n
The state of being normative.
n
(by extension, attributively) Any style that is mainstream or unremarkable.
n
(slang, usually derogatory) A normal person; one with commonly held beliefs, tastes or interests.
n
(fandom slang) Any of the self-deprecating one-liners uttered by the character Norm Peterson in the U.S. television show Cheers.
adj
Having a normal frequency
adj
Having an average body type, between brevilineal and longuineal.
adj
Of normal shape; not malformed.
n
A person who conforms excessively to social norms.
n
The pursuit of conformity and societal acceptance at the expense of individuality.
adv
In the manner of a norm
n
(idiomatic) Something ordinary or run-of-the-mill.
n
(uncountable, now rare) Novelty; newness.
n
(chiefly UK, idiomatic) Ordinary people who lack distinction.
adj
(now rare, except in matter of course) That is part of ordinary behaviour or custom; customary, natural.
adj
Being everywhere simultaneously.
n
(obsolete) Oneness; unity.
n
A person of common rank.
adj
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
n
The usual transactions, customs and practices of a certain business, used particularly to judge the validity of a certain transaction.
adj
Correct in practice (though not necessarily in opinion or belief); practically right, doing the right actions.
adj
(obsolete) Peculiar, domestic.
adj
(idiomatic) To be expected; normal; common.
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
adj
Characterized by banality or triteness.
adj
Common or widespread; prevalent.
n
The quality of being presidential; suitability for the presidency.
adj
Prevalent, common, widespread.
adj
(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
n
(usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class.
adj
(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
n
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
n
Reality, the real world, that which is not virtual nor augmented nor an online world
n
A real entity, event or other fact.
n
Anything that is normal or standard.
n
(US, informal) Alternative form of Joe Average (“typical average person”) [(idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).]
adj
Involving, or pertaining to, routine; customary.
adj
Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
n
A normal condition or state of affairs.
adj
Alternative spelling of run-of-the-mill [(figuratively) Ordinary; not special.]
adj
Alternative spelling of run-of-the-mill [(figuratively) Ordinary; not special.]
adj
Alternative spelling of run-of-the-mill [(figuratively) Ordinary; not special.]
adj
(figuratively) Ordinary; not special.
n
Alternative form of same old same old [A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.]
n
(idiomatic) What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
n
Alternative form of same old same old [A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.]
adj
Run-of-the-mill; ordinary; usual.
n
Usualness; normality; familiarity.
adj
Of close to professional standard; prosumer.
adj
As normally supplied (not optional).
n
(uncountable, idiomatic, by extension) Something which is normal, routine, or unexceptional; something which is commonly provided or encountered.
adj
(of a piece of equipment) Regularly and conventionally distributed by an organization (for instance, to its personnel); for regular usage; not specialized.
adj
Somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular.
n
The condition of being standard
n
The practice of adhering strictly to published standards.
n
Nonstandard spelling of standard. [A level of quality or attainment.]
n
Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
adj
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
adj
Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.
n
(informal, with do) One's typical routine, habits, or manner. (Used in possessive constructions.)
n
(philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
n
Alternative form of too many chiefs and not enough Indians
n
An established or distinctive style or method:
n
The state or condition of being traditional.
adj
(obsolete) passed around; common
adj
Commonplace, ordinary.
n
(philosophy) That entity in virtue of which a truthbearer is true.
adj
Normal, average; to be expected.
adv
In a typical or common manner.
n
A policy of, or belief in, uniformity or sameness.
adj
Abbreviation of usual. [Most commonly occurring; typical.]
adj
Abbreviation of usual. [Most commonly occurring; typical.]
n
(colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
n
Something that is usual, or employed in the usual way; a norm.
adj
Plain; conventional; unimaginative.
n
(psychology, philosophy) The degree to which something, such as a knowledge structure, is veridical; the degree to which an experience, perception, or interpretation accurately represents reality.
adv
Usually, customarily, or habitually.
adv
Usually; customarily; habitually.
adj
Mundane or commonplace.
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