adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnɔː.mə.li/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/
dialectal:/ˈnɔ.mə.li/of the US
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈnoː.mə.li/
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CMU ARPABET:N AO1 R M AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:N AO1 R M L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In the expected or customary manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
To a usual or customary extent or degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h3sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English normally From normal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
gewoonlik
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Arabic:
عَادَةً
(ʕādatan)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Arabic:
عادةً
(ʕādatan)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Arabic:
بالعادة
(bil-ʕāde)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Bulgarian:
обикновено
(obiknoveno)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Catalan:
normalment
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Cantonese:
平時 /平时
(ping4 si4)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Mandarin:
平時 /平时
(píngshí)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Mandarin:
一般
(yībān)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Mandarin:
通常
(tōngcháng)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Mandarin:
平常
(píngcháng)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Chinese Mandarin:
按理
(ànlǐ)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
normaal
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
normaliter
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
normaal gesproken
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
normaal gezien
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
normalerwijze
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Dutch:
gewoonlijk
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Esperanto:
norme
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Estonian:
tavaliselt
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Finnish:
normaalisti
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Finnish:
yleensä
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
French:
normalement
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Georgian:
როგორც წესი
(rogorc c̣esi)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Georgian:
ჩვეულებრივ
(čveulebriv)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
German:
normalerweise
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Greek:
κανονικά
(kanoniká)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Hindi:
सामान्यतः
(sāmānyataḥ)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Hungarian:
általában
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Hungarian:
rendszerint
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Indonesian:
biasanya
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Italian:
normalmente
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Kazakh:
әдетте
(ädette)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Kazakh:
әдетінше
(ädetınşe)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Kazakh:
әншейінде
(änşeiınde)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Khmer:
ធម្មតា
(thŏəmmĕəʼdaa)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Korean:
보통
(botong)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Latin:
normaliter
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Latvian:
normāli
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Latvian:
parasti
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Portuguese:
normalmente
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Romanian:
de obicei
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Romanian:
în mod normal
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Russian:
обычно
(obyčno)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Spanish:
normalmente
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Spanish:
de costumbre
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Turkish:
normalde
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Ukrainian:
зазвича́й
(zazvyčáj)
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Vietnamese:
thường
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Vietnamese:
thông thường
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Vietnamese:
bình thường
— under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Catalan:
normalment
— in the expected or customary manner
Chinese Mandarin:
正常地
(zhèngcháng de)
— in the expected or customary manner
Chinese Mandarin:
正規地 /正规地
(zhèngguī de)
— in the expected or customary manner
Dutch:
normaal
— in the expected or customary manner
Dutch:
gewoon
— in the expected or customary manner
Esperanto:
kutime
— in the expected or customary manner
Esperanto:
normale
— in the expected or customary manner
Estonian:
normaalselt
— in the expected or customary manner
Finnish:
normaalisti
— in the expected or customary manner
Finnish:
tavalliseen tapaan
— in the expected or customary manner
French:
normalement
— in the expected or customary manner
Georgian:
ნორმალურად
(normalurad)
— in the expected or customary manner
German:
normal
— in the expected or customary manner
Hindi:
सामान्यतः
(sāmānyataḥ)
— in the expected or customary manner
Hungarian:
normálisan
— in the expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
normalmente
— in the expected or customary manner
Russian:
как обычно
(kak obyčno)
— in the expected or customary manner
Spanish:
normalmente
— in the expected or customary manner
Spanish:
de costumbre
— in the expected or customary manner
Turkish:
normal bir şekilde
— in the expected or customary manner
Ukrainian:
зазвича́й
(zazvyčáj)
— in the expected or customary manner
Ukrainian:
як за́вжди
(jak závždy)
— in the expected or customary manner