NORMALCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does normalcy mean? 

• NORMALCY (noun)
  The noun NORMALCY has 2 senses:

1. being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

2. expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

  Familiarity information: NORMALCY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORMALCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

normalcy; normality

Hypernyms ("normalcy" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Attribute:

normal (conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal)

abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "normalcy"):

averageness (the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity)

commonness; expectedness (the state of being that is commonly observed)

typicality (the state of being that is typical)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

normalcy; normality

Hypernyms ("normalcy" is a kind of...):

expectedness (ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising)