English Explanatory Dictionary

extraordinary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
  2. Remarkably good.
  3. Special or supernumerary.
noun
  1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.

Pronunciation

/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/ en-us-extraordinary.ogg /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/

Word forms

extraordinary more extraordinary most extraordinary extra-ordinary extraördinary extraordinaries

Etymology

From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

Synonyms

exceptional unparalleled noteworthy outstanding extraordinate

Antonyms

everyday normal ordinary regular usual

Derived words

article of extraordinary value eggstraordinary extraordinarily extraordinariness extraordinarity extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence extraordinary form extraordinary general meeting extraordinary magisterium extraordinary optical transmission extraordinary professor extraordinary ray extraordinary rendition extraordinary session go to extraordinary lengths superextraordinary unextraordinary
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