Meanings
- idiomaticExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
The food was expensive, and nothing out of the ordinary.
2 more examples
The unusual rolling stock, the fare collection methods, and the exchange of train staffs make it quite clear that here is something out of the ordinary run of suburban electric lines.
1951 November, R. K. Kirkland, “The Wimbledon and West Croydon Line of the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 726My house / Is out of the ordinary / That's right / Don't wanna hurt nobody
1983, Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House”, in Speaking in Tongues
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexceptionally or unusually good
adjectiveexceptional, unusual, or remarkable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish epätavallinen, tavallisesta poikkeava
- epätavallinenunusual; not ordinary
- tavallisesta poikkeavaunusual; not ordinary
- epätavanomainenunusual; not ordinary
French hors du commun
- hors du commununusual; not ordinary
German aus dem Rahmen
- aus dem Rahmenunusual; not ordinary
Italian fuori dall'ordinario
- fuori dall'ordinariounusual; not ordinary
Portuguese fora do comum, fora do normal
- fora do comumunusual; not ordinary
- fora do normalunusual; not ordinary
Romanian ieșit din comun
- ieșit din comununusual; not ordinary
Spanish fuera de lo común, fuera de lo normal
- fuera de lo comúnunusual; not ordinary
- fuera de lo normalunusual; not ordinary
Swedish (något) utöver det vanliga
- (något) utöver det vanligaunusual; not ordinary
Welsh allan o'r cyffredin
- allan o'r cyffredinunusual; not ordinary
Cite this entry
out of the ordinary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20ordinary
“out of the ordinary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20ordinary. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of the ordinary,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20ordinary.
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