- normality
- noun see normal I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
normality
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Normality — may refer to: The property of conforming to a norm; see normality (behavior), assimilation (sociology) Normality (medicine) The state of dynamic equilibrium between all the bio psycho social parameters of the individual and the surrounding bio… … Wikipedia
normality — normality, normalcy In BrE normality is the usual word, and normalcy is regarded with disfavour although both words date from about the same time (mid 19c): • The morning passed slowly, uneventfully, and with a beguiling normality Anita Brookner … Modern English usage
normality — or*mal i*ty n. 1. Conformity with the norm; the state of being normal; the normal condition. Syn: normalcy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
normality — index competence (sanity), sanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
normality — (n.) 1849, from NORMAL (Cf. normal) + ITY (Cf. ity). Perhaps influenced by Fr. normalité (1834) … Etymology dictionary
normality — (also normalcy esp. in AmE) noun VERB + NORMALITY/NORMALCY ▪ restore, return to PHRASES ▪ a return to normality ▪ A complete return to normality may take weeks. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Normality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Normality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 normality normality normalcy normalness Sgm: N 1 familiarity familiarity naturalness Sgm: N 1 commonness commonness =>(frequency) ???>136 Sgm: N 1 rule … English dictionary for students
normality — nor|mal|i|ty [no:ˈmælıti US no:r ] n also nor|mal|cy [ˈno:məlsi US ˈno:r ] AmE [U] a situation in which things happen in the usual or expected way ▪ We re hoping for a return to normality as soon as possible. ▪ We ll soon get back to some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
normality — [[t]nɔː(r)mæ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Normality is a situation in which everything is normal. A semblance of normality has returned with people going to work and shops re opening … English dictionary
normality — also nor.mal.cy, AmE noun (U) a situation in which things happen in the usual or expected way: a return to normality | a comforting sense of normality … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
normality — noun a) The state of being normal or usual; normalcy. Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality. b) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute… … Wiktionary
