or·di·nar·y (ôr dn- 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. [Middle English ordinarie, from Old French, from Latin  rdin rius, from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]or di·nari·ness n. |
ordinary
Adjective
1. usual or normal: it was an ordinary working day for them
2. not special or different in any way: what do ordinary Germans feel about reunification?
3. dull or unexciting: the restaurant charged very high prices for very ordinary cooking
Noun
pl -naries
1. RC Church the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day
2. out of the ordinary unusual [Latin ordinarius orderly]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 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 | |
| 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 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" 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" |
ordinary
adjective 1. usual, standard, normal, common, established, settled, regular, familiar, household, typical, conventional, routine, stock, everyday, prevailing, accustomed, customary, habitual, quotidian, wonted
adjective 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
adjective 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) << OPPOSITE extraordinary 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
Translations
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj → ordinaire, normal(e);
(pej) → ordinaire, quelconque;
out of the ordinary → exceptionnel(le)
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj (= everyday) → gewöhnlich, normal;
(pej) (= mediocre); mittelmäßig;
out of the ordinary → außergewöhnlich
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj → normale, comune;
(pej) → mediocre
n out of the ordinary → diverso dal solito, fuori dell'ordinario
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 보통의, 평범한 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 tavanomainen ordinaire, moyen מְמוּצָע स्वाभाविक uobičajeno átlagos tidak bagus venjulegur, sem einkennist af meðalmennsku mediocre 並みの 보통 이하의 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 대개, 대체로 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 epätavallinen exceptionnel יוֹצֵא דוֹפֶן असामान्य neobičan rendkívüli luar biasa óvenjulegur fuori del comune, eccezionale 異常な 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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