extraordinary
Syllables: ex·tra(·)or·di·na·ryUK/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi//ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
extraordinary adjective: out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Adjective
extraordinary (comparative more extraordinary, superlative most extraordinary)
- Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
- Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
- Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person. When I was born my beard was three feet long.1921, G. B. Shaw, Back to Methuselah
- Remarkably good.
- an extraordinary poet
- Special or supernumerary.
- the physician extraordinary in a royal household
- an extraordinary professor in a German university
Noun
extraordinary (plural extraordinaries)
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
- […] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.1787, The New Annual Register
extraordinary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
extraordinary in Hindi
- not ordinary
- असाधारण asādhāraṇ, अकल्पनीय akalpanīya
extraordinary in Tamil
- not ordinary
- அசாதாரண acātāraṇa
extraordinary in Marathi
- extraordinary, remarkable; having some distinguishing qualities and features
- विलक्षण vilakṣaṇ
- extraordinary
- असामान्य asāmānya
extraordinary in Urdu
- extraordinary
- خاص xās
More languagesFewer languages
- extraordinary in Bengali
- অলৌকিক olōukik
- extraordinary in Telugu
- విశేషము viśēṣamu, అసాధారణము asādhāraṇamu
- extraordinary in Malayalam
- അനന്യസാധാരണമായ
- extraordinary in Kannada
- ವಿಶೇಷವಾದ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠವಾದ, ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾದ, ಅಸಾಧಾರಣವಾದ
- extraordinary in Punjabi
- ਅਸਧਾਰਨ asadhāran
- extraordinary in Gujarati
- અસાધારણ asādhāraṇ
- extraordinary in Odia
- ଉତ୍ତର uttara
- extraordinary in Sanskrit
- अद्भुत adbhuta, विशेष viśeṣa, उद्दण्ड uddaṇḍa, दुर्लभ durlabha
- extraordinary in Sinhala
- අත්යසාමාන්ය ය atyasāmānya ya
- extraordinary in Nepali
- असाधारण asādhāraṇ
- extraordinary in Tagalog
- pambihira
- extraordinary in Arabic
- اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ istiṯnāʔiyy, غَيْرُ عَادِيّ ḡayru ʕādiyy
- extraordinary in Malay
- luar biasa
- extraordinary in Indonesian
- luar biasa
- extraordinary in Persian
- فوق العاده
- extraordinary in Thai
- วิสามัญ wis̄āmạỵ
- extraordinary in Vietnamese
- phi thường
- extraordinary in Myanmar
- ထူးခြားသော htu:hkra:sau:
Examples of extraordinary in a sentence
- The Houses may meet in extraordinary sessions at the request of the Government, of the Permanent Deputation or of the overall majority of members of either of the two Houses.1978, Spanish Constitution of 1978:
- Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions.2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:
Synonyms of extraordinary
Antonyms
Forms of extraordinary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more extraordinary |
| superlative | most extraordinary |
| alternative form | extra-ordinary |
| alternative form (rare) | extraördinary |
| Noun | |
| plural | extraordinaries |
Origin of extraordinary
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
Words formed from extraordinary
- 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
Phrases with extraordinary
Questions about extraordinary
- What does extraordinary mean?
- Extraordinary means out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
- What is extraordinary in Hindi?
- Extraordinary in Hindi is असाधारण (asādhāraṇ), अकल्पनीय (akalpanīya). See Extraordinary meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use extraordinary in a sentence?
- The Houses may meet in extraordinary sessions at the request of the Government, of the Permanent Deputation or of the overall majority of members of either of the two Houses.
- What part of speech is extraordinary?
- Extraordinary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce extraordinary?
- Extraordinary is pronounced /ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near extraordinary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: extraordinary (page history and authors); असामान्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); خاص (Urdu) (page history and authors); అసాధారణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); extraordinary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extraordinary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଉତ୍ତର (Odia) (page history and authors); अद्भुत (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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