as in mundanity
the quality or state of being ordinary
He was a cheerful person who took pleasure even in the ordinariness of everyday life.
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Recent Examples of ordinariness
Metcalf and Pullman are both wonderful in their shuffling ordinariness, reenacting long-obsolete parental dynamics with a kind of rueful, hopeful denial.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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
The ordinariness of their relationship made the moment feel even more special.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Robert’s ordinariness doesn’t change.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
There is something about that ordinariness that is extraordinary.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But Wonder Man turns Simon’s ordinariness into its secret weapon, delivering a dramedy that’s all the more charming for being so low-key.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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
The ordinariness of their relationship made the moment feel even more special.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Robert’s ordinariness doesn’t change.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
There is something about that ordinariness that is extraordinary.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But Wonder Man turns Simon’s ordinariness into its secret weapon, delivering a dramedy that’s all the more charming for being so low-key.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinariness
mundanity
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That insurance plays such a material role in shaping Simon’s dilemma is a lovely bit of mundanity.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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The places on this list offer both nights for a big splurge and options for daily dishes with enough exit velocity to escape the mundanity of everyday life.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Ordinariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinariness. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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