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I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is.
Li Bingbing

Meaning of "normal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NORMAL

From Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from normanorm.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NORMAL

normal  [ˈnɔːməl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORMAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Normal can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NORMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of normal in the English dictionary

The first definition of normal in the dictionary is usual; regular; common; typical. Other definition of normal is constituting a standard. Normal is also being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORMAL


abnormal
æbˈnɔːməl
Carmel
ˈkɑːməl
conformal
kənˈfɔːməl
cormel
ˈkɔːməl
decinormal
ˌdesɪˈnɔːməl
dermal
ˈdɜːməl
electrothermal
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɜːməl
formal
ˈfɔːməl
geothermal
ˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜːməl
hemal
ˈhiːməl
informal
ɪnˈfɔːməl
isothermal
ˌaɪsəʊˈθɜːməl
lognormal
ˌlɒɡˈnɔːməl
nonformal
ˌnɒnˈfɔːməl
nonnormal
ˌnɒnˈnɔːməl
paranormal
ˌpærəˈnɔːməl
semiformal
ˌsɛmɪˈfɔːməl
subnormal
sʌbˈnɔːməl
supernormal
ˌsuːpəˈnɔːməl
thermal
ˈθɜːməl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORMAL

norm
norm.
Norma
Normae
normal curve
normal distribution
normal matrix
Normal School
normal time
normalcy
normalisable
normalisation
normalise
normaliser
normality
normalizable
normalization
normalize
normalizer
normally

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORMAL

ectodermal
electrodermal
endodermal
endothermal
epidermal
epithermal
exothermal
homoiothermal
hydrothermal
hyperthermal
hypodermal
intradermal
mesodermal
monospermal
nonthermal
photothermal
subdermal
subepidermal
the paranormal
vermal

Synonyms and antonyms of normal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NORMAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «normal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of normal

Translation of «normal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORMAL

Find out the translation of normal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of normal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «normal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正常的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

normal
570 millions of speakers

English

normal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَادِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обычный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

normal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

normal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Normal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

normal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

普通の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정상의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Normal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதாரண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

normal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

normale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

normalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нормальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

normal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομαλός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

normale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

normal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

normal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of normal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORMAL»

The term «normal» is very widely used and occupies the 1.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORMAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «normal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «normal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about normal

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10 QUOTES WITH «NORMAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word normal.
1
Akon
Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn't be triggered by a normal voice.
2
Alessandra Ambrosio
When you're pregnant you just want to be comfortable - but I wear more or less the same as I do when I'm not pregnant: pregnancy denim with normal tops and flat shoes. But when the belly starts to really stick out, I'll want the floaty dresses!
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Nicholson Baker
I blush easily. I have difficulty meeting people's eye, difficulty with public speaking, the normal afflictions of the shy, but not to a paralysing degree.
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Stephen Baldwin
When you do what I've done - the normal Hollywood way, where you let people do things for you - and then you make certain choices where you have to learn to do it for yourself, which is how you should do it, it caused me to get way behind in stuff. I wouldn't change a thing because it's been a very important learning thing.
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Todd Barry
I don't feel I'm even worthy of a normal amount of value.
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Jamie Bell
I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before.
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Li Bingbing
I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is.
8
Alana Blanchard
Kauai is kind of my place where I go to get centered. It's always my place to come back and feel normal again.
9
James Blunt
Absolutely, it's a really weird stage because at the minute, I can walk down the street and be unrecognised, lead a normal life, but my label and everybody is warning me that will be changing and I'm in for a rollercoaster ride.
10
Kate Bosworth
You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORMAL»

Discover the use of normal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to normal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control ...
From "the most powerful psychiatrist in America" (New York Times) and "the man who wrote the book on mental illness" (Wired), a deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality Anyone living a ...
Allen Frances, 2013
2
Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies
" In the new afterword to this edition Perrow reviews the extensive work on the major accidents of the last fifteen years, including Bhopal, Chernobyl, and the Challenger disaster.
Charles Perrow, 2011
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Virtually Normal
From the Hardcover edition.
Andrew Sullivan, 2011
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Ten Miles Past Normal
Ten Miles Past Normal is a quirky road map for life—and also a reminder that detours are not about missing out, but about finding a new way home.
Frances O'Roark Dowell, 2011
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Super normal: sensations of the ordinary
The super normal is already lying exposed before us; it exists in the here and now; it is real and available: we need only open our eyes; Fukasawa and Morrison make it visible for us.
Naoto Fukasawa, Jasper Morrison, 2007
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Emotions of Normal People
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
William Moulton Marston, 1928
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Attempting Normal
Most of us will relate. Praise for Attempting Normal “I laughed so hard reading this book.”—David Sedaris “Funny . . . surprisingly deep . . . laced with revelatory insights.”—Los Angeles Times “Superb . . .
Marc Maron, 2013
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Define "Normal"
This is a thoughtful, wry story about two girls--a "punk" and a "priss"--who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, and discover that they have some surprising things in common.
Julie Anne Peters, 2008
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Normal Families
To misquote Dickens, this is the best of times, this is the worst of times. The intervening years have seen developments on a broad front, many of which are taken up in this volume.
Joel L. Schiff, 1993
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Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome
Pretending to be Normal tells the story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits with thanksgiving and joy.
Liane Holliday Willey, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORMAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term normal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mitsubishi closing Normal plant, ending U.S. production
Mitsubishi Motors will stop making vehicles at its Normal, Ill., plant and will try to sell the facility only four years after receiving incentives from ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Miranda Lambert trying to 'get back to normal' after divorce
“She's really trying to get back to normal, and I think being onstage is a part of that,” we're told. Though “nervous at first,” Lambert surprised her ... «Page Six, Jul 15»
3
High CAC Often Overlooked if Nuclear Stress Test Is Normal
LAS VEGAS, NV — An incidental finding of a high coronary artery calcium (CAC) score (>300 Agatston units) despite a normal myocardial ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
4
Kylie Jenner Thanks Mom Kris in Her Surprisingly Normal and …
In case you missed it, Kylie Jenner graduated from high school earlier this week, which she was super proud of herself for doing. And why ... «Seventeen Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Forget the 'New Normal' -- It's All About the 'New …
By Helen ThomasHelen Thomas has seen all sides of financial markets, from trading floors to hedge funds, think tanks to parliament, and now ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
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Curfew relaxed in Jamshedpur, situation inches back to normal
While all schools and colleges remained closed today in view of the curfew, life inched back to normal during curfew relaxation as shops and ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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We will cut national debt to normal levels, says Noonan
We will cut national debt to normal levels, says Noonan. Peter Flanagan and John Downing. Published 24/07/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein' cast's 'normal activities'
'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein' cast's 'normal activities'. The cast of "Kaun Kitne Paani Mein" had to live the simple life while filming the movie, which ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Retrenchment of 10000 workers 'normal', Riot says
PUTRAJAYA: The retrenchment of about 10,000 workers in Malaysia during the first six months of this year is a normal situation in a stable and ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
10
Corrections: death row almost back to normal
Corrections officials say the situation is almost back to normal on Mississippi's death row, which has battled the lack of drinking water and ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»

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