usualness

u·su·al  (yzh-l)

adj.

1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed: the usual summer heat.

2. Regularly or customarily used: ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.

3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure: Come at the usual time.

Idiom:

as usual

As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.

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[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin sulis, from Latin sus, use, from past participle of t, to use.]

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usu·al·ly adv.

usu·al·ness n.

Synonyms: usual, habitual, customary, accustomed
These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly. Usual describes what accords with normal, common, or ordinary practice or procedure: "The parson said the usual things about the seaits blueness . . . its beauty" (George du Maurier).
Habitual implies repetition and force of habit: a habitual liar.
Customary and accustomed refer to conformity with prevailing customs or conventions: "It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions" (Thomas H. Huxley). She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness.

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Noun

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usualness - commonness by virtue of not being unusual commonplaceness, everydayness, commonness - ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace familiarity - usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known unusualness - uncommonness by virtue of being unusual