supernormal

comparative more supernormal · superlative most supernormal

1. Beyond what is normal; exceeding the average or the point of reference.

   Supernormal employment.

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   Near-synonym: above average

   Supernormal production.

   Synonyms: above average · Antonyms: subnormal

2. Paranormal, supernatural.

   For example, why is it that supernormal phenomena so often accompany mystical experiences?

   1996, Jess Byron Hollenback, Mysticism: Experience, Response, and Empowerment

3. default logicBoth categorical and normal.
4. colloquialVery normal, average.

   This can be traced to his own childhood, which he experienced as super-normal, even if, to outside eyes, it was anything but.

   2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

plural supernormals

1. Supernormal phenomena, considered collectively.First known use 19th c.
2. literatureA being with extraordinary powers, as compared to the norm for their species.First known use 20th c.

   Not long after John told me of his efforts to make contact with other supernormals he took me into his confidence about his plans for the future.

   1935, Olaf Stapledon, Odd John, Gollancz, published 2012, page 124