Ordinary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a judge of a probate court

the expected or commonplace condition or situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːdɪnəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːdɪnəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi/.

Examples

not out of the ordinary
ordinary everyday objects
ordinary decency

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ordinary bicycle average

Antonyms

extraordinary

Parts of Speech

noun	a judge of a probate court
noun	the expected or commonplace condition or situation “not out of the ordinary”
noun	a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
noun	an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
noun	(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
adjective	not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree “ordinary everyday objects”
adjective	lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered “average people”

Word Forms

ordinariness	noun	the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
averageness	noun	the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

normal

ein Richter eines Nachlassgerichts

🇫🇷French

ordinaire

un juge d'un tribunal des successions

🇪🇸Spanish

común

un juez de un tribunal sucesorio

🇮🇹Italian

ordinario

un giudice di un tribunale di successione

🇳🇱Dutch

normaal

een rechter van een erfrechtbank

🇵🇹Portuguese

ordinário

um juiz de um tribunal de sucessões

🇷🇺Russian

обычный

судья суда по наследству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साधारण

एक प्रोबेट कोर्ट का एक न्यायाधीश

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধারণ

একটি প্রোবেট আদালতের একজন বিচারক

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதாரண

ஒரு சார்பு நீதிமன்றத்தின் நீதிபதி

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధారణ

ఒక ప్రొబేట్ కోర్టు యొక్క న్యాయమూర్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सामान्य

प्रोबेट कोर्टाचे न्यायाधीश

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય

પ્રોબેટ કોર્ટના ન્યાયાધીશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

ಪ್ರೊಬೇಟ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണ

ഒരു പ്രൊബേറ്റ് കോടതിയിലെ ഒരു ജഡ്ജി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਬੇਟ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

عام

پروبیٹ کورٹ کا جج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

普通的

遗嘱认证法院的法官

🇯🇵Japanese

普通

検認裁判所の裁判官

🇰🇷Korean

평범한

검인 법원의 판사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình thường

một thẩm phán của tòa án chứng thực di chúc

🇹🇭Thai

สามัญ

ผู้พิพากษาศาลภาคทัณฑ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

biasa

seorang hakim di pengadilan pengesahan hakim

🇵🇭Filipino

karaniwan

isang hukom ng isang probate court

🇲🇾Malay

biasa

seorang hakim mahkamah probet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عادي

قاضي محكمة الوصية

🇮🇷Persian

معمولی

قاضی دادگاه بدوی

🇹🇷Turkish

sıradan

bir veraset mahkemesi hakimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָגִיל

שופט של בית משפט לצוואה

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