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normal in American English · 1. conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'normal'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× normal (nɔːʳməl ) 1. adjective Somethingthatisnormalisusualandordinary,andiswhatpeopleexpect. Hehasoccasionalinjectionstomaintainhisgoodhealthbutotherwisehelivesa normallife. Thetwocountriesresumednormaldiplomaticrelations. Someoftheshopswereclosedbutthat'squitenormalforaThursdayafternoon.[+for] InNovember,Clean'sbakeryproduced50percentmorebreadthannormal. Lifeherewillcontinueasnormal. Synonyms:usual,common,standard,average MoreSynonymsofnormal 2. adjective Anormalpersonhasnoseriousphysicalormentalhealthproblems. Normalpeoplejustdon'treactlikethat. Willthebabybenormal? COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof normal Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'normal' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'normal' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'salaam' HindiTranslationof'normal' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency normalinBritishEnglish (ˈnɔːməl ) adjective1. usual;regular;common;typical thenormalwayofdoingit thenormallevel 2. constitutingastandard ifwetakethisasnormal 3. psychologya. beingwithincertainlimitsofintelligence,educationalsuccessorability,etc b. conformingtotheconventionsofone'sgroup 4. biology,medicine (oflaboratoryanimals)maintainedinanaturalstateforpurposesofcomparisonwithanimalstreatedwithdrugs,etc 5. chemistry (ofasolution)containinganumberofgramsequaltotheequivalentweightofthesoluteineachlitreofsolventSymbol:N 6. chemistry denotingastraight-chainhydrocarbon:anormalalkane.Prefix:n-,e.g.n-octane 7. geometryanotherwordforperpendicular(sense1) noun8. theusual,average,ortypicalstate,degree,form,etc 9. anythingthatisnormal 10. geometry alineorplaneperpendiculartoanotherlineorplaneortothetangentofacurvedlineorplaneatthepointofcontact 11. Seethenewnormal CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsnormality(nɔːˈmælɪtɪ )orespeciallyUSnormalcy(ˈnormalcy)noun WordoriginC16:fromLatinnormālisconformingtothecarpenter'ssquare,fromnormanorm WordFrequency normalinAmericanEnglish (ˈnɔrməl ) adjective1.  conformingwithorconstitutinganacceptedstandard,model,orpattern;esp.,correspondingtothemedianoraverageofalargegroupintype,appearance,achievement,function,development,etc.;natural;usual;standard;regular 2. Biology occurringnaturally normalimmunity 3. Chemistrya.  designatingorofasaltformedbyreplacingallthereplaceablehydrogenofanacidwithametalormetals b.  designatingorofasolutionwhichcontainsanamountofthedissolvedsubstancechemicallyequivalenttoonegramatomofhydrogenperliterofsolution c.  designatingorofafattyhydrocarbon,thechainofwhichiscontinuousratherthanbranched,inwhichnocarbonatomisuniteddirectlytomorethantwoothers 4. AncientMathematics perpendicular;atrightangles 5. MedicineandPsychologya.  freefromdisease,disorder,ormalformation;specif.,averageinintelligenceordevelopment b.  mentallysound noun6.  anythingnormal 7.  theusualstate,amount,degree,etc.;esp.,themedianoraverage 8. AncientMathematics aperpendicular;esp.,aperpendiculartoalinetangenttoacurve,atitspoint oftangency SYNONYMYNOTE:normalimpliesconformitywiththeestablishednormorstandardforitskind[normalintelligence];regularimpliesconformitywiththeprescribedruleoracceptedpatternforitskind[theregularworkingday];typicalappliestothatwhichhastherepresentativecharacteristicsofitstypeorclass [atypicalSoutherntown];naturalimpliesbehavior,operation,etc.thatconformswiththenatureorinnatecharacter ofthepersonorthing[anaturalcomedian];usualappliestothatwhichconformstothecommonorordinaryuseoroccurrence[theusualprice];average,inthisconnection,impliesconformitywithwhatisregardedasnormalorordinary [theaverageman]OPPOSITES: abnormal,unusual Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsnormalcy(ˈnormalcy)(ˈnɔrməlsi ) nounornorˈmality(ˈnɔrˈmæləti ) WordoriginLnormalis