TOP

Definition of normality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

normality

noun
 
/nɔːˈmæləti/
 
/nɔːrˈmæləti/
(also normalcy
 
/ˈnɔːmlsi/
 
/ˈnɔːrmlsi/
 especially in North American English)
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. a situation where everything is normal or as you would expect it to be
    • They are hoping for a return to normality now that the war is over.
    • By now any semblance of normality had disappeared.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + normality/​normalcy
    • restore
    • return to
    phrases
    • a return to normality
    • a semblance of normality
    • some semblance of normality
    • …
    See full entry
See normality in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee normality in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation: normality

Nearby words

fever
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Health problems
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day