ordinary
/ˈɔːrdəneri/
noun
- The usual or normal condition or course of events.
- In the ordinary of daily life, we rarely see such excitement.
- Her behavior was nothing out of the ordinary.
- Out of the ordinary, a rainbow appeared after the storm.
- A person of no special rank or status; a commoner.
- In medieval times, ordinaries had fewer rights than the aristocracy.
- The nobles looked down on the ordinaries.
- The king addressed both the nobles and the ordinaries.
adjective
- Not special, unusual, or different; normal or average.
- It was just an ordinary day at the office, with no surprises.
- The restaurant serves ordinary food, nothing fancy.
- She wore an ordinary dress that didn't stand out in the crowd.
- Having no special rank or status; common or unremarkable.
- In the movie, the hero starts as an ordinary person with no special powers.
- He was an ordinary soldier, not an officer.
- The king treated ordinary citizens with respect.
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