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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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Local private players are learning that being US-aligned is becoming its own form of credibility, an argument for political acceptability and, potentially, financing access.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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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
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The line also includes a scalp exfoliating shampoo and scalp serum, which are both mainstays in my monthly hair routine.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Small fixes prevent messes as information-gathering Mercury turns retrograde in your 6th House of Wellness, nudging you to refine routines and rest your body and mind.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Averageness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averageness. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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