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ordinariness

Definitions of ordinariness
  1. noun
    the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
    synonyms: mundaneness, mundanity
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    antonyms:
    extraordinariness
    the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
    types:
    averageness, mediocrity
    ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
    expectedness
    ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising
    commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
    ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
    normalcy, normality
    expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common
    prosaicness, prosiness
    commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
    usualness
    commonness by virtue of not being unusual
    type of:
    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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