normalcy
The state of being geometrically normal, at a right angleThe state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
» We won't return to normalcy because normalcy was the problem.
Wir werden nicht zur Normalität zurückkehren, weil die Normalität das Problem war. — brauchinet
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
(US, countable, uncountable)The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
Normalität
норма́льностьnormálʹnostʹ
норма́льністьnormálʹnistʹ
- expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common
- being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
Examples
4 sentencesWe won't return to normalcy because normalcy was the problem.
deWir werden nicht zur Normalität zurückkehren, weil die Normalität das Problem war. — brauchinet
Everything returned to normalcy.
Normalcy is boring.
ruНормальность скучна. — Balamax
Normalcy doesn't exist.
ruНормальности не существует. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From normal + -cy. The original sense was mathematical. The broader sense was popularizedFrom normal + -cy. The original sense was mathematical. The broader sense was popularized in the United States by its use by President Warren G. Harding.https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normalcy
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Forms
plural: normalcies| Singular | normalcy |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable