Simple meaning
What does Ordinary mean?
Ordinary means normal and not special.
Dictionary definition
Common and not special, unusual, or surprising.
Example sentences
Ordinary in a sentence
easy
It looked like an ordinary day at first.
medium
The writer turned an ordinary moment into a great scene.
hard
An ordinary object became important later in the story.
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Word family
Ordinary word family
Base word
ordinary
adjective
ordinary
Base form.
adverb
ordinaryly
In this manner (when used).
noun
ordinaryness
State or quality (when used).
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