Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

normally

/ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: nor-mal-ly
IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

adv

In the expected or customary manner.

adv

To a usual or customary extent or degree.

adv

In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

Example Sentences

"Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9."
"It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule."
"A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row."
"Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up."
"He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so."
"An even more important reason is that our generation is not only normally ignorant but abnormally so. That is, we not only have scholars who do not know the history of the church's testimony, but we have those who tell it like it was not."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English normally From normal + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/
British English: /ˈnɔː.mə.li/

Inflected Forms

more normally (comparative) most normally (superlative)

Derived Forms

binormally nonnormally

Phrases

normally black normally white

Frequently Paired Words

normality

Synonyms

commonly frequently ordinarily customarily habitually routinely averagely as a matter of course as a rule generally in general normally

Antonyms

atypically exceptionally irregularly unusually

Rhymes With

formally informally abnormally

Questions

How do you pronounce normally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/.
What does normally mean?: Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Where does normally come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English normally From normal + -ly.

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