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normality

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/
  • US: /nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ti/
  • US: [nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ɾi]
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  • Australian: /noːˈmæl.ə.ti/
  • rhymes with -ælɪti
  • CMU ARPABET: N AO2 R M AE1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

conformity with the norm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conformity, conformance

5

noun

Meaning 5

expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: normalcy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expectedness

6

noun

Meaning 6

(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: N

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relative quantity

7

noun

Meaning 7

being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: normalcy

Antonyms: abnormality

Broader terms: condition, status

Narrower terms: averageness, commonness, expectedness, typicality

History

Etymology

From normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الحَالَة الطَبِيعِيَّة — state of being normal
  • Armenian: նորմալություն (normalutʻyun) — state of being normal
  • Bulgarian: нормалност (normalnost) — state of being normal
  • Catalan: normalitat — state of being normal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 正常 (zhèngcháng) — state of being normal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常態 /常态 (chángtài) — state of being normal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 正規 /正规 (zhèngguī) — state of being normal
  • Czech: normálnost — state of being normal
  • Czech: normalita — state of being normal
  • Danish: normalitet — state of being normal
  • Dutch: normaliteit — state of being normal
  • Esperanto: normaleco — state of being normal
  • Estonian: normaalsus — state of being normal
  • Finnish: tavallisuus — state of being normal
  • Finnish: tavanomaisuus — state of being normal
  • Finnish: normaalius — state of being normal
  • French: normalité — state of being normal
  • Georgian: ნორმალობა (normaloba) — state of being normal
  • German: Normalität — state of being normal
  • Greek: κανονικότης (kanonikótis) — state of being normal
  • Hebrew: נורמליות (nurmalyút) — state of being normal
  • Hungarian: szabályszerűség — state of being normal
  • Hungarian: természetszerűség — state of being normal
  • Irish: normáltacht — state of being normal
  • Italian: normalità — state of being normal
  • Japanese: 正常 (seijō) — state of being normal
  • Korean: 정상 (jeongsang) — state of being normal
  • Latvian: normālums — state of being normal
  • Latvian: normalitāte — state of being normal
  • Latvian: parastums — state of being normal
  • Latvian: parastība — state of being normal
  • Lithuanian: normalumas — state of being normal
  • Norwegian: normalitet — state of being normal
  • Polish: normalność — state of being normal
  • Portuguese: normalidade — state of being normal
  • Romanian: normalitate — state of being normal
  • Russian: норма́льность (normálʹnostʹ) — state of being normal
  • Serbo-Croatian: нормалност — state of being normal
  • Serbo-Croatian: normalnost — state of being normal
  • Slovak: normálnosť — state of being normal
  • Slovene: normalnost — state of being normal
  • Spanish: normalidad — state of being normal
  • Swedish: normalitet — state of being normal
  • Turkish: normallik — state of being normal
  • Ukrainian: нормальність (normalʹnistʹ) — state of being normal
  • Bulgarian: нормалност (normalnost) — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • Finnish: normaalisuus — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • German: Äquivalentkonzentration — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • Latvian: normalitāte — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • Polish: normalność — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • Tagalog: kadaniwan — (chemistry) concentration of a solution
  • Finnish: normaalisuus — (mathematics) measure
  • Finnish: normaalijakautuneisuus — (mathematics) measure
  • Irish: normalacht — (mathematics) measure
  • Tagalog: pagkadaniw — (mathematics) measure