normalcyn.

Brit.

/ˈnɔːmlsi/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrməlsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: normal adj., -cy suffix.

Etymology: < normal adj. + -cy suffix. Compare slightly earlier normality n. and normalness n.Regarded by H. W. Fowler as ‘a hybrid derivative of the “spurious hybrid” class..[which] seems to have nothing to recommend it’ ( Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage (1926) 382/2). According to Burchfield ‘Normalcy and normality stand side by side in AmE as legitimate alternatives. In BrE normality is the customary term, and normalcy is widely scorned.’ ( Fowler's Mod. Eng. Usage (1996) 528/1).

Chiefly U.S.

= normality n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > property or quality of > having right angle

rectangularity1645

rectangularness1727

normalcy1857

orthogonality1872

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun]

mediocrity1588

indifferency1608

indifference1690

indifferentness1727

betweenity1760

commonness1779

passableness1779

flavourlessness1865

middlingness1866

normalcy1893

passable1908

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [noun] > conformity to rule > quality or state of being normal

naturalness?a1425

kindliness?c1425

normality1839

normalness1854

normalism1884

normalcy1920

1857 C. Davies & W. G. Peck Math. Dict. 386 If we denote the co-ordinates of the point of contact, and normalcy, by x″ and y″.

1893 Nation 30 July 47/1 Believers..in the mathematical normalcy of the female mind.

1920 W. G. Harding in F. L. Allen Only Yesterday (1931) ii. 41 America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.

1929 G. N. Clark in S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXIII. 417 If..‘normalcy’ is ever to become an accepted word it will presumably be because the late President Harding did not know any better.

1939 John o' London's Weekly 9 June 369/1 That insistent normalcy of men who cannot afford to permit themselves to be thrown off balance.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 47/1 Professor Kinsey's surveys, with their economist-like normalcy charts.

2000 Canberra Times 6 June 1/1 We would like them to leave, have the hostages released and return all arms so we can bring some normalcy back to our lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	normalcy
释义	normalcyn. Brit. /ˈnɔːmlsi/, U.S. /ˈnɔrməlsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: normal adj., -cy suffix. Etymology: < normal adj. + -cy suffix. Compare slightly earlier normality n. and normalness n.Regarded by H. W. Fowler as ‘a hybrid derivative of the “spurious hybrid” class..[which] seems to have nothing to recommend it’ ( Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage (1926) 382/2). According to Burchfield ‘Normalcy and normality stand side by side in AmE as legitimate alternatives. In BrE normality is the customary term, and normalcy is widely scorned.’ ( Fowler's Mod. Eng. Usage (1996) 528/1). Chiefly U.S. = normality n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > property or quality of > having right angle rectangularity1645 rectangularness1727 normalcy1857 orthogonality1872 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] mediocrity1588 indifferency1608 indifference1690 indifferentness1727 betweenity1760 commonness1779 passableness1779 flavourlessness1865 middlingness1866 normalcy1893 passable1908 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [noun] > conformity to rule > quality or state of being normal naturalness?a1425 kindliness?c1425 normality1839 normalness1854 normalism1884 normalcy1920 1857 C. Davies & W. G. Peck Math. Dict. 386 If we denote the co-ordinates of the point of contact, and normalcy, by x″ and y″. 1893 Nation 30 July 47/1 Believers..in the mathematical normalcy of the female mind. 1920 W. G. Harding in F. L. Allen Only Yesterday (1931) ii. 41 America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration. 1929 G. N. Clark in S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXIII. 417 If..‘normalcy’ is ever to become an accepted word it will presumably be because the late President Harding did not know any better. 1939 John o' London's Weekly 9 June 369/1 That insistent normalcy of men who cannot afford to permit themselves to be thrown off balance. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 47/1 Professor Kinsey's surveys, with their economist-like normalcy charts. 2000 Canberra Times 6 June 1/1 We would like them to leave, have the hostages released and return all arms so we can bring some normalcy back to our lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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