B1adjectivesociety
US/ˈɔːr.dɪ.ner.i/
UK/ˈɔː.dɪ.nər.i/
normal and usual, not special or different in any way
In context
It was an ordinary day until the phone rang at midnight.
She wanted to live an ordinary life away from the cameras.
Ordinary people cannot afford houses in the city center anymore.
Words that go with ordinary
adjective + noun
- ordinary peopleOrdinary people are tired of rising prices.
- ordinary lifeHe longed for an ordinary life.
- ordinary dayNothing exciting happens on an ordinary day.
- ordinary citizenAn ordinary citizen has little power here.
- ordinary personI am just an ordinary person.
adverb + adjective
- far from ordinaryHer story was far from ordinary.