ordinary

or·di·nar·y  (ôrdn-r)

adj.

1. Commonly encountered; usual. See Synonyms at common.

2.

a. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average.

b. Of inferior quality; second-rate.

3. Having immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction, as a judge.

4. Mathematics Designating a differential equation containing no more than one independent variable.

n. pl. or·di·nar·ies

1. The usual or normal condition or course of events: Nothing out of the ordinary occurred.

2. Law

a. A judge or other official with immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction.

b. The judge of a probate court in some states of the United States.

3. often Ordinary Ecclesiastical

a. The part of the Mass that remains unchanged from day to day.

b. A division of the Roman Breviary containing the unchangeable parts of the office other than the Psalms.

c. A cleric, such as the residential bishop of a diocese, with ordinary jurisdiction over a specified territory.

4. Heraldry One of the simplest and commonest charges, such as the bend and the cross.

5. Chiefly British

a. A complete meal provided at a fixed price.

b. A tavern or an inn providing such a meal.

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[Middle English ordinarie, from Old French, from Latin rdinrius, from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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ordi·nari·ness n.

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ordinary [ˈɔːd^ənrɪ]

adj

1. of common or established type or occurrence

2. familiar, everyday, or unexceptional

3. uninteresting or commonplace

4. (Law) having regular or ex officio jurisdiction an ordinary judge

5. (Mathematics) Maths (of a differential equation) containing two variables only and derivatives of one of the variables with respect to the other

n pl -naries

1. a common or average situation, amount, or degree (esp in the phrase out of the ordinary)

2. a normal or commonplace person or thing

3. (Law) Civil law a judge who exercises jurisdiction in his own right

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (usually capital) an ecclesiastic, esp a bishop, holding an office to which certain jurisdictional powers are attached

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church

a.  the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day Compare proper [13]

b.  a prescribed form of divine service, esp the Mass

6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the US name for penny-farthing

7. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry any of several conventional figures, such as the bend, the fesse, and the cross, commonly charged upon shields

8. (Historical Terms) History a clergyman who visited condemned prisoners before their death

9. Brit obsolete

a.  a meal provided regularly at a fixed price

b.  the inn providing such meals

in ordinary Brit (used esp in titles) in regular service or attendance physician in ordinary to the sovereign

[C16 (adj) and C13 (some n senses): ultimately from Latin ordinārius orderly, from ordō order]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ordinary - a judge of a probate court           law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
	2.	ordinary - the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary" condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
	3.	ordinary - a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	4.	ordinary - an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel ordinary bicycle bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
	5.	ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields bend dexter, bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield fess, fesse - (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies bend sinister, bar sinister - a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Adj.	1.	ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	ordinary - lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" average common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

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ordinary

adjective

1. usual, standard, normal, common, established, settled, regular, familiar, household, typical, conventional, routine, stock, everyday, prevailing, accustomed, customary, habitual, quotidian, wonted It was just an ordinary day for us.

2. commonplace, plain, modest, humble, stereotyped, pedestrian, mundane, vanilla (slang), stale, banal, unremarkable, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, homespun, uninteresting, workaday, common or garden (informal), unmemorable My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.

3. average, middling, fair, indifferent, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal), unremarkable, tolerable, run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) The food here is cheap, but very ordinary.
average special, novel, rare, inspired, unique, unusual, impressive, extraordinary, outstanding, distinguished, superior, exceptional, notable

out of the ordinary unusual, different, odd, important, special, striking, surprising, significant, strange, exciting, rare, impressive, extraordinary, outstanding, remarkable, bizarre, distinguished, unexpected, curious, exceptional, notable, unfamiliar, abnormal, queer, uncommon, singular, unconventional, noteworthy, atypical Have you noticed anything out of the ordinary about him?

Translations

ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ]

A. ADJ

1. (= usual, normal) [milk, coffee] → normal, corriente
it has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream → tiene 25 calorías menos que el helado normal or corriente
my ordinary doctor → el médico al que voy normalmente
I'd rather wear my ordinary clothes → prefiero usar mi ropa normal
the heat made ordinary life almost impossible → el calor hacía la vida normal casi imposible
in ordinary use → usado normalmente
in the ordinary way → normalmente

2. (= unremarkable, average) → normal y corriente
it was just an ordinary weekend for us → para nosotros no era más que un fin de semana cualquiera or un fin de semana normal y corriente
he's a normal, ordinary guy → es un tipo normal y corriente
it's not what you'd call an ordinary present → no es lo que se dice un regalo de todos los días
an ordinary citizen → un simple ciudadano → un ciudadano de a pie
it was no ordinary bar → no era un bar corriente
your life since then must have seemed very ordinary → tu vida desde entonces debe de haberte parecido demasiado normal
the meal was very ordinary (pej) → la comida fue bastante mediocre, la comida no fue nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves

B. N
a man above the ordinary → un hombre fuera de serie, un hombre excepcional
a cut above the ordinary → fuera de serie
out of the ordinary → fuera de lo común, extraordinario

C. CPD ordinary degree N (Brit) (Univ) → diploma m título universitario de categoría inferior al Honours degree DEGREE Ordinary Grade N (Scot) (formerly) nivel medio de la enseñanza secundaria → Bachillerato m Unificado y Polivalente(Sp)
Ordinary Level N (Brit) (formerly) nivel medio de la enseñanza secundaria → Bachillerato m Unificado y Polivalente(Sp)
Ordinary National Certificate N (Brit) → diploma m de técnico especialista
Ordinary National Diploma N (Brit) diploma profesional → diploma m de técnico especialista
ordinary seaman N (Brit) (Navy) → marinero m
ordinary shares NPL → acciones fpl ordinarias

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ordinary [ˈɔː^rd^ənəri] adj

(gen) → ordinaire
an ordinary day → une journée ordinaire
an ordinary family → une famille ordinaire
He's just an ordinary guy → C'est juste un type ordinaire.
What do ordinary people think of modern art? → Qu'est-ce que les gens ordinaires pensent de l'art moderne?

(pejorative) → ordinaire
to be very ordinary → être très ordinaire out of the ordinary
ordinary degree n (British) → licence f
ordinary seaman n (British) → matelot m
ordinary shares npl → actions fpl ordinaires

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ordinary

adj

(= usual) → gewöhnlich, normal; to do something in the ordinary way → etw auf die normale or gewöhnliche Art und Weise tun; in the ordinary way I would … → normalerweise or gewöhnlich würde ich …; ordinary use → normaler Gebrauch; my ordinary doctor → der Arzt, zu dem ich normalerweise gehe

(= average) → normal, durchschnittlich; (= nothing special, commonplace) → gewöhnlich, alltäglich; the ordinary Englishman → der normale Engländer; a very ordinary kind of person → ein ganz gewöhnlicher Mensch; this is no ordinary car → dies ist kein gewöhnliches Auto

n

out of the ordinary → außergewöhnlich, außerordentlich; nothing/something out of the ordinary → nichts/etwas Außergewöhnliches or Ungewöhnliches; to be a cut above the ordinary → besser als der Durchschnitt sein; intelligence above the ordinary → überdurchschnittliche or außergewöhnliche Intelligenz

(form) physician/painter in ordinary to the king → königlicher Leibarzt/Hofmaler

(Eccl) the ordinary of the mass → Ordo m → Missae

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ordinary:

Ordinary grade

n (Brit) = O grade

Ordinary level

n (Brit) = O level

Ordinary National Certificate

n (Brit) Qualifikationsnachweis von einer Fachschule

Ordinary National Diploma

n (Brit) Diplom einer technischen Fachschule

ordinary seaman

n → Maat m

ordinary share

n (Fin) → Stammaktie f

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ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ]

1. adj

a. (usual) → abituale, solito/a
in the ordinary way (in the normal fashion) → nel solito modo (generally) → normalmente, di norma
in ordinary use → usato/a normalmente

b. (average) → comune, normale (pej) → mediocre, ordinario/a
the ordinary Italian → l'italiano qualunque
the meal was very ordinary → il pranzo non era niente di speciale

2. n out of the ordinary → diverso/a dal solito, fuori dell'ordinario

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ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ]

1. adj

a. (usual) → abituale, solito/a
in the ordinary way (in the normal fashion) → nel solito modo (generally) → normalmente, di norma
in ordinary use → usato/a normalmente

b. (average) → comune, normale (pej) → mediocre, ordinario/a
the ordinary Italian → l'italiano qualunque
the meal was very ordinary → il pranzo non era niente di speciale

2. n out of the ordinary → diverso/a dal solito, fuori dell'ordinario

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ordinary

adj ordinary [ˈoːdənəri]

1 usual; normal She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner. alledaags, gewoon, normaal عادي нормален obvyklý, normální sædvanlig; normal normal συνηθισμένος, κανονικός ordinario, común, normal tavaline عادی؛ معمول tavallinen ordinaire, normal רָגִיל साधारण običan, uobičajen szokásos biasa vanalegur, eðlilegur ordinario, normale 通常の 평범한, 일상적인 įprastas, paprastas, eilinis parasts; ikdienišķs biasa gewoon vanlig, normal zwykły comum obişnuit, normal обычный obvyklý, normálny navaden običan vanlig, alldaglig ปกติ olağan 平常的 звичний, звичайний عام، معمول کے مطابق bình thường 平常的

2 not unusually good etc Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary. alledaags, ordinêr عادي، ليس ذا جَوْدَةٍ عاليَه посредствен průměrný ordinær gewöhnlich κοινός, μέτριος ordinario, mediocre, vulgar tavaline پیش پا افتاده tavallisesta poikkeamaton ordinaire, moyen מְמוּצָע स्वाभाविक uobičajeno átlagos tidak bagus venjulegur, sem einkennist af meðalmennsku mediocre 並みの 좀 뒤떨어지는 vidutiniškas viduvējs biasa gewoon ordinær, gjennomsnittlig przeciętny medíocre co­mun, mediocru заурядный priemerný povprečen običan ordinär ไม่เด่น sıradan 平凡的 пересічний, посередній معمولي bình thường 平凡的

adv ordinarily

usually. gewoonlik, normaalweg بصورةٍ عادِيَّه обикновено běžně almindeligvis; sædvanligvis gewöhnlich συνήθως, κανονικά comúnmente tavaliselt معمولاً tavallisesti ordinairement כַּרָגִיל सामान्य रूप से obično szokásos/megszokott módon biasanya venjulega ordinariamente ふつうは 보통, 대개 įprastai, paprastai parasti; kā vienmēr selalunya gewoon vanligvis, normalt zwykle vulgarmente (în mod) obişnuit обычно obyčajne navadno obično vanligen, vanligtvis โดยปกติ genellikle 平常地 звичайно; звичайним шляхом عام حالت ميں một cách tầm thường 平常地

out of the ordinary

unusual I don't consider her behaviour at all out of the ordinary. buitengewoon, ongewoon غَير عادي ненормално výjimečný ud over det sædvanlige nichts Ungewöhnliches ασυνήθιστος fuera de lo normal ebatavaline غیر عادی poikkeuksellinen exceptionnel יוֹצֵא דוֹפֶן असामान्य neobičan rendkívüli luar biasa óvenjulegur fuori del comune, eccezionale 異常な 남다른, 예외적인 neįprastas, ne toks kaip visada/visų neparasts; neikdienišķs tdk seperti selalu ongewoon ut over det vanlige niezwykły invulgar ieşit din comun из ряда вон выходящий výnimočný nenavaden neobičan ovanlig, utöver det vanliga ไม่ปกติ olağan dışı, görülmemiş 非凡的 незвичайний غير معمولي bất bình thường 非凡的

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ordinary → عادي obyčejný almindelig gewöhnlich συνηθισμένος corriente tavallinen ordinaire običan ordinario 普通の 보통의 gewoon hverdagslig zwykły comum обычный vanlig อย่างธรรมดา sıradan bình thường 普通的