English Online Dictionary. What means extraordinary? What does extraordinary mean?
English
Alternative forms
- extra-ordinary
- extraördinary (rare)
Etymology
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/, /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/, /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/, /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/
- Hyphenation: ex‧tra(‧)or‧di‧na‧ry
Adjective
extraordinary (comparative more extraordinary, superlative most extraordinary)
- Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
- Remarkably good.
- Special or supernumerary.
Synonyms
- exceptional
- unparalleled
- noteworthy
- outstanding
Antonyms
- everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
extraordinary (plural extraordinaries)
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.