Ordinariness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or condition of being ordinary. countable, uncountable

    "What links the kids in most of these games is their relative ordinariness, forcing us to face their perils without special powers."

  2. 2
    the quality of being commonplace and ordinary wordnet

Synonyms

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basenesscommonnesscurrencygarden varietygeneralityignobility

Example

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"He relished the ordinariness of post-war life."

Etymology

From ordinary + -ness.

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