normalnessn.
/ˈnɔːmlnəs/, U.S. /ˈnɔrməlnəs/ = normality n.
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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
1854 M. Evans tr. L. Feuerbach Essence Christianity xvi. 157 The agreement of others is therefore my criterion of the normalness [Ger. Normalität], the universality, the truth of my thoughts.
1926 Sci. Monthly June 519/2 By two things man may not live wholly and honestly to-day; mere bread and blind orthodoxy or normalness.
1972 Language 48 314 This is to be expected if the oddness or normalness of a given stress contour depends partly on the speaker's ability to provide a satisfactory context.
1998 Independent 3 Mar. ii. 4/3 The normalness of his childhood more than anything like resentment made him ferociously ambitious.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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