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typicality

noun

Definition of typicalitynext
as in normality

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  1. normality
  2. commonness
  3. fairness
  4. everydayness
  5. averageness
  6. mundanity
  7. mundaneness
  8. adequacy
Noun
  • The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of normality
Noun
  • This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
  • At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
    — Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of commonness
Noun
  • Your responsibility is to treat him and yourself with fairness and with clarity.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Dearborn will continue to uphold the rights and dignity of every resident and remain a city where everyone is treated with fairness, respect, and equal protection under the law.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Epic narratives worthy of a novel, as well as anecdotes of the quiet everydayness of everyday things, both grounding and inspiring.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of everydayness
Noun
  • But that is just one expression of its structural bias toward familiarity and averageness.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Joe, who was selected because of his averageness, turns out to be the smartest person on Earth in the future and lands a job working for President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (Terry Crews).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of averageness
Noun
  • The most pivotal scenes take place in parking lots, backyards, drab police-station hallways — spaces characterized by their mundanity.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • All of these shows hinge on a collision of mundanity and chaos that creates the conditions for comedy.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mundanity
Noun
  • To be clear, the mundaneness, examined piecemeal, is undeniably horrific.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of mundaneness
Noun
  • Fidelity Investments has helpful benchmarks to assess retirement nest egg adequacy at various life stages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Revising the number mid-review without support hurt bunq twice, once on adequacy and once on credibility.
    — AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of adequacy
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