regular

reg·u·lar  (rgy-lr)

adj.

1. Customary, usual, or normal: the train's regular schedule.

2. Orderly, even, or symmetrical: regular teeth.

3. In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.

4. Well-ordered; methodical: regular habits.

5. Occurring at fixed intervals; periodic: regular payments.

6.

a. Occurring with normal or healthy frequency.

b. Having bowel movements or menstrual periods with normal or healthy frequency.

7. Not varying; constant.

8. Formally correct; proper.

9. Having the required qualifications for an occupation: not a regular lawyer.

10. Informal Complete; thorough: a regular scoundrel.

11. Informal Good; nice: a regular guy.

12. Botany Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape: regular flowers.

13. Grammar Conforming to the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation.

14. Ecclesiastical Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules: the regular clergy.

15. Mathematics

a. Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons.

b. Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons.

16. Belonging to or constituting the permanent army of a nation.

n.

1. Ecclesiastical A member of the clergy or of a religious order.

2. A soldier belonging to a regular army.

3. A dependable loyal person: one of the party regulars.

4. A clothing size designed for persons of average height.

5. A habitual customer.

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[Middle English reguler, living under religious rule, from Old French, from Late Latin rgulris, according to rule, from Latin rgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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regu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

regu·lar·ly adv.

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regular

Adjective

1. normal, customary, or usual

2. symmetrical or even: regular features

3. according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order

4. occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals: we run regular advertisements in the press

5. following a set rule or normal practice

6. Grammar following the usual pattern of formation in a language: regular verbs

7. of or serving in the permanent military services: the regular armed forces

8. Maths (of a polygon) having all its sides and angles the same

9. officially qualified or recognized: he's not a regular doctor

10. Informal not constipated: eating fresh vegetables helps keep you regular

11. US & Canad informal likeable: a regular guy

12. complete or utter: a regular fool

13. subject to the rule of an established religious community: canons regular

Noun

1. a professional long-term serviceman in a military unit

2. Informal a frequent customer or visitor [Latin regula ruler, model]

regularity n
regularize
-ise vb
regularly adv

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regular  (rgy-lr)

Having all sides or faces equal. For example, a square is a regular polygon, and a cube is a regular polyhedron.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regular - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" habitue, fixture frequenter, patron - a regular customer
	2.	regular - a soldier in the regular army soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	3.	regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
	4.	regular - a garment size for persons of average height and weight size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.	1.	regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts systematic - characterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator" irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	2.	regular - often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" veritable typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
	3.	regular - conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
	4.	regular - regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures" scheduled - planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"
	5.	regular - in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" 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"
	6.	regular - occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" even steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
	7.	regular - relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" steady frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
	8.	regular - (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" irregular - (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
	9.	regular - (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula irregular - (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
	10.	regular - not constipated unconstipated
	11.	regular - symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" even symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
	12.	regular - not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
	13.	regular - officially full-time; "regular students" full-time - for the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-time job"

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regular

adjective 1. frequent, daily

adjective 2. normal, common, established, usual, ordinary, typical, routine, everyday, customary, commonplace, habitual, unvarying << OPPOSITE infrequent

adjective 3. steady, consistent

adjective 4. even, level, balanced, straight, flat, fixed, smooth, uniform, symmetrical << OPPOSITE uneven

adjective 5. methodical, set, ordered, formal, steady, efficient, systematic, orderly, standardized, dependable, consistent << OPPOSITE inconsistent

adjective 6. official, standard, established, traditional, classic, correct, approved, formal, sanctioned, proper, prevailing, orthodox, time-honoured, bona fide

Translations

regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → regular; [soldier] → profesional;

(col) (intensive) → verdadero; [listener, reader] → asiduo, habitual

n (client etc) → cliente/a m/f habitual

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regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → régulier/ière (= usual); habituel(le) → normal(e); [listener, reader] → fidèle; [soldier] → de métier;

(Comm) [size] → ordinaire

n (= client etc) → habitué(e)

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regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj (also Ling) → regelmäßig;

(usual) (time, doctor) → üblich: (customer) → Stamm-;

(soldier) → Berufs-;

(Comm) (size) → normal

n (client) → Stammkunde m, Stammkundin f

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regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → regolare (= usual); abituale, normale; [listener, reader] → fedele; [soldier] → dell'esercito regolare;

(COMM) [size] → normale

n (= client etc) → cliente m/f abituale