Extraordinary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

far more than usual or expected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi/.

Examples

extraordinary authority
an extraordinary achievement
her extraordinary beauty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

over-the-top sinful

Antonyms

ordinary

Parts of Speech

adjective	beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable “extraordinary authority”
adjective	far more than usual or expected “an extraordinary desire for approval”
adjective	(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials “an ambassador extraordinary”

Word Forms

extraordinariness

noun

the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

außergewöhnlich

über das hinaus, was gewöhnlich oder üblich ist; höchst ungewöhnlich oder außergewöhnlich oder bemerkenswert

🇫🇷French

extraordinaire

au-delà de ce qui est ordinaire ou habituel ; très inhabituel ou exceptionnel ou remarquable

🇪🇸Spanish

extraordinario

más allá de lo ordinario o habitual; muy inusual o excepcional o notable

🇮🇹Italian

straordinario

oltre ciò che è ordinario o consueto; altamente insolito, eccezionale o notevole

🇳🇱Dutch

uitzonderlijk

verder dan wat gewoon of gebruikelijk is; zeer ongebruikelijk of uitzonderlijk of opmerkelijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

extraordinário

além do que é comum ou habitual; altamente incomum ou excepcional ou notável

🇷🇺Russian

необыкновенный

за пределами того, что является обычным или обычным; весьма необычный или исключительный или замечательный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असाधारण

जो सामान्य या सामान्य है उससे परे; अत्यधिक असामान्य या असाधारण या उल्लेखनीय

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাধারণ

সাধারণ বা স্বাভাবিকের বাইরে অত্যন্ত অস্বাভাবিক বা ব্যতিক্রমী বা উল্লেখযোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அசாதாரணமான

சாதாரண அல்லது வழக்கத்திற்கு அப்பால்; மிகவும் அசாதாரணமானது அல்லது விதிவிலக்கானது அல்லது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణమైన

సాధారణం లేదా సాధారణం కంటే మించి; అత్యంత అసాధారణమైనది లేదా అసాధారణమైనది లేదా విశేషమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

विलक्षण

सामान्य किंवा नेहमीच्या पलीकडे; अत्यंत असामान्य किंवा अपवादात्मक किंवा उल्लेखनीय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસાધારણ

સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્ય શું છે તેનાથી આગળ; અત્યંત અસામાન્ય અથવા અસાધારણ અથવા નોંધપાત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ; ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധാരണമായ

സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ എന്നതിനപ്പുറം; വളരെ അസാധാരണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസാധാരണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ

ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ; ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਕਮਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

عام یا معمول سے ہٹ کر انتہائی غیر معمولی یا غیر معمولی یا قابل ذکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非凡的

超出平常或惯常的范围；非常不寻常或异常或非凡

🇯🇵Japanese

並外れた

日常や普通のものを超えたもの。非常に珍しい、例外的な、または顕著な

🇰🇷Korean

기이한

평범하거나 평범한 것 이상; 매우 특이한, 예외적인, 주목할 만한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc biệt

vượt xa những gì bình thường hoặc thông thường; rất bất thường hoặc đặc biệt hoặc đáng chú ý

🇹🇭Thai

พิเศษ

เกินกว่าสิ่งที่ธรรมดาหรือปกติ; ผิดปกติอย่างมากหรือพิเศษหรือน่าทึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

luar biasa

melampaui apa yang biasa atau lazim; sangat tidak biasa atau luar biasa atau luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

pambihira

lampas sa karaniwan o karaniwan; lubhang hindi karaniwan o katangi-tangi o kapansin-pansin

🇲🇾Malay

luar biasa

melebihi apa yang biasa atau biasa; sangat luar biasa atau luar biasa atau luar biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نادِر

أبعد مما هو عادي أو معتاد؛ غير عادية للغاية أو استثنائية أو ملحوظة

🇮🇷Persian

فوق العاده

فراتر از آنچه معمولی یا معمولی است؛ بسیار غیر معمول یا استثنایی یا قابل توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

olağanüstü

sıradan ya da olağanın ötesinde; son derece sıradışı veya istisnai veya dikkat çekici

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוֹצֵא דוֹפֶן

מעבר למה שרגיל או רגיל; מאוד יוצא דופן או חריג או יוצא דופן

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