ordinary: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with O · ends with Y
Meaning of ordinary
noun
A person with authority; authority, ordinance. A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
A person with authority; authority, ordinance. A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation.
Something ordinary or regular. One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
Something ordinary or regular. An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace.
Listed forms: ordinaries, ordinarie.
Source: Wiktionary — ordinary.
adj
Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
Example: On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
Example: I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica.
- Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, informal
Bad or undesirable.
Listed forms: ordinarie.
Source: Wiktionary — ordinary.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
noun
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
- ordinary bicycle
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ordinary in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ordinary
O(1) + R(1) + D(2) + I(1) + N(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of ordinary
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from ordinary
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