normality

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UK/nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/US/nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ti/US[nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ɾi]Australia/noːˈmæl.ə.ti/

noun

The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.

“Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.”

Meanings

nounnormality (countable and uncountable, plural normalities)

plural normalities

  1. uncountableThe state of being normal or usual; normalcy.

    Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.

  2. countableuncountablechemistryThe concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.
  3. countablemathematicsA measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader

nounbeing within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

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Opposite

noun(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

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Broader
relative quantity

nounexpectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchnormalité
  2. Englishnormality

From normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.

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Translations

Arabic الحَالَة الطَبِيعِيَّة
  • الحَالَة الطَبِيعِيَّةstate of being normal
Bulgarian нормалност, нормалност
  • нормалност (normalnost)state of being normal
  • нормалност (normalnost)(chemistry) concentration of a solution
Catalan normalitat
  • normalitatstate of being normal
Chinese Mandarin 正常, 常態 /常态
  • 正常 (zhèngcháng)state of being normal
  • 常態 /常态 (chángtài)state of being normal
  • 正規 /正规 (zhèngguī)state of being normal
Czech normálnost, normalita
  • normálnoststate of being normal
  • normalitastate of being normal
Danish normalitet
  • normalitetstate of being normal
Dutch normaliteit
  • normaliteitstate of being normal
Esperanto normaleco
  • normalecostate of being normal
Estonian normaalsus
  • normaalsusstate of being normal
Finnish tavallisuus, tavanomaisuus
  • tavallisuusstate of being normal
  • tavanomaisuusstate of being normal
  • normaaliusstate of being normal
  • normaalisuus(chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • normaalisuus(mathematics) measure
  • normaalijakautuneisuus(mathematics) measure
French normalité
  • normalitéstate of being normal
German Normalität, Äquivalentkonzentration
  • Normalitätstate of being normal
  • Äquivalentkonzentration(chemistry) concentration of a solution
Greek κανονικότης
  • κανονικότης (kanonikótis)state of being normal
Hebrew נורמליות
  • נורמליות (nurmalyút)state of being normal
Hungarian szabályszerűség, természetszerűség
  • szabályszerűségstate of being normal
  • természetszerűségstate of being normal
Irish normáltacht, normalacht
  • normáltachtstate of being normal
  • normalacht(mathematics) measure
Italian normalità
  • normalitàstate of being normal
Japanese 正常
  • 正常 (seijō)state of being normal
Korean 정상
  • 정상 (jeongsang)state of being normal
Latvian normālums, normalitāte
  • normālumsstate of being normal
  • normalitātestate of being normal
  • parastumsstate of being normal
  • parastībastate of being normal
  • normalitāte(chemistry) concentration of a solution
Lithuanian normalumas
  • normalumasstate of being normal
Norwegian normalitet
  • normalitetstate of being normal
Polish normalność, normalność
  • normalnośćstate of being normal
  • normalność(chemistry) concentration of a solution
Portuguese normalidade
  • normalidadestate of being normal
Romanian normalitate
  • normalitatestate of being normal
Russian норма́льность
  • норма́льность (normálʹnostʹ)state of being normal
Slovak normálnosť
  • normálnosťstate of being normal
Spanish normalidad
  • normalidadstate of being normal
Swedish normalitet
  • normalitetstate of being normal
Tagalog kadaniwan, pagkadaniw
  • kadaniwan(chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • pagkadaniw(mathematics) measure
Turkish normallik
  • normallikstate of being normal
Ukrainian нормальність
  • нормальність (normalʹnistʹ)state of being normal

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

normality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normality

MLA

“normality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “normality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normality.

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