as in typicality
the quality or state of being average
Despite his averageness as a student, he later excelled in business.
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Noun
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026 -
The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Metcalf and Pullman are both wonderful in their shuffling ordinariness, reenacting long-obsolete parental dynamics with a kind of rueful, hopeful denial.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is a childhood that had all its ordinariness burned out of it by the linking of even seemingly trivial gestures (an offering of candy, a bath, a swim, the dust in a corner of a room) to an entire array of physical and mental agonies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hadi’s daily routine increasingly became a collection of responsibilities and odd jobs that others had abandoned.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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While that hesitation is healthy (generally, reimagining your routine as often as social media encourages isn’t always best), turns out there is actual merit to tweaking your products along with the evolving seasons.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Averageness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averageness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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