Synonyms for normalities


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nawr-muh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɔr məl

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Définition of normalities

Origin :
  • c.1500, "typical, common;" 1640s, "standing at a right angle," from Late Latin normalis "in conformity with rule, normal," from Latin normalis "made according to a carpenter's square," from norma "rule, pattern," literally "carpenter's square" (see norm). Meaning "conforming to common standards, usual" is from 1828, but probably older than the record [Barnhart].
  • As a noun meaning "usual state or condition," from 1890. Sense of "normal person or thing" is from 1894. Normal school (1834) is from French école normale (1794), a republican foundation. The city of Normal, Illinois, U.S., was named 1857 for the normal school established there.
  • noun mediocrity
  • noun sanity
Example sentences :
  • But after that moment's pause Tommy returned to normalities.
  • Extract from : « The Furnace » by Rose Macaulay
  • She was a great trial to her aunt Felicia, who was a widow and well-to-do, and liked the elegancies and normalities of life.
  • Extract from : « The Copy-Cat and Other Stories » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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