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normalcy

US/ˈnɔɹməlsi/

normalcy noun: the state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.

Noun

normalcy (countable and uncountable, plural normalcies)

  1. The state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
  2. (US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
    • America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality but sustainment in...1920 May 14, Warren G. Harding, “Presidential Speeches: Warren G. Harding Presidency: May 14, 1920: Readjustment”, in Miller Center, University of Virginia
    • When so I ponder, here apart, / What shallow boons suffice my heart, / What dust-bound trivia capture me, / I marvel at my normalcy.1928, Dorothy Parker, “The Searched Soul”, in Sunset Gun, New York: Boni & Liveright, page 36

normalcy meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

normalcy in Tamil

இயல்புநிலை, இயல்நிலை

normalcy in Urdu

باقاعدگی, معمول

normalcy in Arabic

state of being normal
الحَالَة الطَبِيعِيَّة

Examples of normalcy in a sentence

  • According to the normic account of risk, the risk of a proposition P is determined by the normalcy of the most normal worlds in which P is true.
  • I thought vaccines would bring life back to normalcy by now.
  • They spent their Thanksgivings and Christmases with us to bring some normalcy to our lives.

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Synonyms of normalcy

Antonyms

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Forms of normalcy

pluralnormalcies

Origin of normalcy

From normal + -cy. The original sense was mathematical. The broader sense was popularized in the United States by its use by President Warren G. Harding.https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normalcy

Words formed from normalcy

Phrases with normalcy

Questions about normalcy

What does normalcy mean?
Normalcy means the state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
What is normalcy in Tamil?
Normalcy in Tamil is இயல்புநிலை, இயல்நிலை. See Normalcy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is normalcy?
Normalcy is a noun.
How do you pronounce normalcy?
Normalcy is pronounced /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ (US).
What is the plural of normalcy?
The plural of normalcy is normalcies.

Words near normalcy in the dictionary

  1. normal subgroups
  2. normal time
  3. normalbuminuria
  4. normalbuminuric
  5. normalcies
  6. normalcy
  7. normalcy bias
  8. normalcy biases
  9. normaldom
  10. normale
  11. normaler

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: normalcy (page history and authors); normalcy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normalcy (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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