normality

  • 1Normality — 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… …

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  • 2normality — 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

  • 3normality — 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

  • 4normality — index competence (sanity), sanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 5normality — (n.) 1849, from NORMAL (Cf. normal) + ITY (Cf. ity). Perhaps influenced by Fr. normalité (1834) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6normality — (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

  • 7Normality — (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

  • 8normality — 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

  • 9normality — [[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

  • 10normality — 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