ordinary in English dictionary

  • ordinary

    Meanings and definitions of "ordinary"

    • (law) Having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).
    • Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
    • Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).
    • (Australian, New Zealand) (informal) bad or undesirable.
    • (obsolete) A devotional manual.
    • (Christianity) A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
    • A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
    • (obsolete) A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.
    • (archaic or historical) A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
    • (heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
    • An ordinary thing or person.
    • (historical) A penny-farthing bicycle.
    • adjective
      (law, of a judge)
      Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
    • adjective
      Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
    • adjective
      Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
    • adjective
      (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, informal)
      Bad or undesirable.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A devotional manual.
    • noun
      (Christianity)
      A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
    • noun
      A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.
    • noun
      (archaic or historical)
      A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
    • noun
      ( heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
    • noun
      An ordinary thing or person; the mass; the common run.
    • noun
      (historical)
      A penny-farthing bicycle.
    • Something that is routine, or is well known.
    • being average (capacity, looks, standard of living)
    • ordinary (citizen)
    • normal, routine
    • standard geometric design in heraldics
    • adjective
      lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
    • adjective
      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"
    • noun
      an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
    • noun
      a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
    • noun
      a judge of a probate court
    • noun
      (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
    • noun
      the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"

    Synonyms of "ordinary" in English dictionary

    middling, so-so, usual are the top synonyms of "ordinary" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "ordinary" in English dictionary

    extraordinary, unusual are the top antonyms of "ordinary" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ordinary

    • ordinary ( comparative more ordinary, superlative most ordinary)
    • ordinary ( plural  ordinaries)
    • ordinary (comparative more ordinary, superlative most ordinary)
    • ordinary (plural ordinaries)
  • Ordinary

    Meanings and definitions of "ordinary"

    • The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day
    • noun
      The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day
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