Definitions of Ordinary [ˈɔr dnˌɛr i]

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Definition of 'Ordinary'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) ordinary
of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional.

2.  ordinary
plain or undistinguished.

3.  ordinary
somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre.

4.  ordinary
customary; usual; normal.

5.  ordinary
(of jurisdiction) immediate, as contrasted with that which is delegated.

6.  ordinary
(of officials) belonging to the regular staff or the fully recognized class.

7. (n.) ordinary
the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.:
ability far above the ordinary.

8.  ordinary
something regular, customary, or usual.

9.  ordinary
the service of the Mass exclusive of the proper.

10.  ordinary
(formerly, in England) a member of the clergy appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death.

11.  ordinary
a bishop, archbishop, or other ecclesiastic or his deputy, in his capacity as an ex officio ecclesiastical authority.

12.  ordinary
(in some U.S. states) a judge of a court of probate.

13.  ordinary
Brit. a complete meal at a restaurant or inn with all courses included at one fixed price.

14.  ordinary
a restaurant, public house, or dining room serving all customers the same standard meal or fare.

15.  ordinary
a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.

16.  ordinary
a simple, common heraldic charge, as the chevron.

17.  ordinary
unusual.

18.  ordinary
unusually good.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L ōrdinārius regular, of the usual order. See order)

Definition of 'Ordinary'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) ordinary
a judge of a probate court

2. (noun) ordinary
the expected or commonplace condition or situation
"not out of the ordinary"

3. (noun) ordinary
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

4. (noun) ordinary, ordinary bicycle
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

5. (adj) ordinary
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

6. (adj) 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"

7. (adj) average, ordinary
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

Definition of 'Ordinary'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) ordinary
normal or usual, not special or different
an ordinary day at work

2. ordinary
out of the ordinary
unusual or special
Nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

3. ordinary
neither good nor bad; = average
a very ordinary meal

Translation of 'Ordinary'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: usual; normal She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.
Afrikaans: alledaags, gewoon, normaa	Arabic: عادي	Bulgarian: нормален
Brazilian: comum	Czech: obvyklý, normální	German: normal
Danish: sædvanlig; normal	Greek: συνηθισμένος, κανονικός	Spanish: ordinario, común, normal
Estonian: tavaline	Farsi: عادی؛ معمول	Finnish: tavallinen
French: ordinaire, normal	Hebrew: רָגִיל	Hindi: साधारण
Croatian: običan, uobičajen	Hungarian: szokásos	Indonesian: biasa
Icelandic: vanalegur, eðlilegur	Italian: ordinario, normale	Japanese: 通常の
Korean: 평범한, 일상적인	Lithuanian: įprastas, paprastas, eili	Latvian: parasts; ikdienišķs
Malay: biasa	Dutch: gewoon	Norwegian: vanlig, normal
Polish: zwykły	Persian: عادی؛ معمول	Pashto: عادى
Portuguese: comum	Romanian: obişnuit, normal	Russian: обычный
Slovak: obvyklý, normálny	Slovenian: navaden	Serbian: običan
Swedish: vanlig, alldaglig	Thai: ปกติ	Turkish: olağan
Taiwanese: 平常的	Ukrainian: звичний, звичайний	Urdu: عام، معمول کے مطابق
Vietnamese: bình thường	Chinese: 平常的
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