Normal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something regarded as a normative example

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːɹməl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːməl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːməl/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːɹməl/.

Examples

the convention of not naming the main character
violence is the rule not the exception
his formula for impressing visitors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

formula rule convention pattern

Antonyms

abnormal paranormal

Parts of Speech

noun	something regarded as a normative example “the convention of not naming the main character”
adjective	conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal “serve wine at normal room temperature”
adjective	in accordance with scientific laws
adjective	being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development “a perfectly normal child”
adjective	forming a right angle

Word Forms

formularize	verb	express as a formula
normality	noun	conformity with the norm

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

normale

quelque chose considéré comme un exemple normatif

🇮🇹Italian

normale

qualcosa considerato un esempio normativo

🇳🇱Dutch

normaal

iets dat als een normatief voorbeeld wordt beschouwd

🇷🇺Russian

нормальный

что-то, что считается нормативным примером

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामान्य

किसी चीज़ को मानक उदाहरण माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাভাবিক

একটি আদর্শ উদাহরণ হিসাবে বিবেচিত কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதாரண

ஏதோ ஒரு நெறிமுறை உதாரணம் என்று கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధారణ

ఏదో ఒక సాధారణ ఉదాహరణగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सामान्य

काहीतरी मानक उदाहरण म्हणून मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય

કંઈક પ્રમાણભૂત ઉદાહરણ તરીકે ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ರೂಢಿಯ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണ

ഒരു സാധാരണ ഉദാഹരണമായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ ਵਜੋਂ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عام

کسی چیز کو ایک معیاری مثال کے طور پر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

普通的

被视为规范示例的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

普通

規範的な例とみなされるもの

🇰🇷Korean

정상

규범적인 예로 간주되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Bình thường

một cái gì đó được coi là một ví dụ chuẩn mực

🇹🇭Thai

ปกติ

สิ่งที่ถือเป็นตัวอย่างเชิงบรรทัดฐาน

🇲🇾Malay

biasa

sesuatu yang dianggap sebagai contoh normatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طبيعي

شيء يعتبر مثالا معياريا

🇮🇷Persian

عادی

چیزی که به عنوان یک مثال هنجاری در نظر گرفته می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹרמָלִי

משהו שנחשב כדוגמה נורמטיבית

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