normalcy

noun

nor·​mal·​cy ˈnȯr-məl-sē 

: the state or fact of being normal

a return to normalcy after war

Synonyms of normalcy

• normality

Examples of normalcy in a Sentence

Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.

a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life

Recent Examples on the Web

With the curfew in place, and the violence happening outside the campus gates, we had been locked up inside the thirty-acre university campus for two weeks and spent the time mostly inside our apartments, waiting for normalcy to return. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Part of the job, Shakira says, is maintaining some semblance of normalcy. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 19 July 2026

Because these stories have to dramatize a search for normalcy, its leads tend to be awkward in ways that strain credulity. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

On the other hand, this is a child who feels compelled to perform normalcy for you. — Chana Joffe-Walt, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

normalcy

noun

nor·​mal·​cy ˈnȯr-məl-sē 

: normality

Medical Definition

normalcy

noun

nor·​mal·​cy ˈnȯr-məl-sē 

plural normalcies

: the state or fact of being normal