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ordinariness

noun

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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ordinary Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ordinariness From ordinary + -ness.

  1. The quality or condition of being ordinary.

    The only extraordinary thing in fact about his recreations was their ordinariness.

    What links the kids in most of these games is their relative ordinariness, forcing us to face their perils without special powers.