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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024reg•u•lar /ˈrɛgyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - usual; normal;
customary;
according to a rule or pattern:His regular habit was to drink coffee in the morning. - evenly arranged;
balanced;
symmetrical:regular facial features. - having the same or a fixed system, procedure, etc., for something:The verb walk in English is a regular verb because it forms its past tense as walked.
- steady and even;
not changing:a regular heartbeat. - [be + ~] having bowel movements or monthly periods according to a fixed or steady pattern.
- habitual;
having done so for a long time:a regular user of cocaine. - legitimate or proper:[before a noun]I suspected he wasn't a regular doctor after all.
- Informal Terms
- decent;
straightforward;
nice:a regular guy. - [before a noun] absolute;
complete;
thoroughgoing:We have a regular flood here.
- Military[before a noun] being or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.
n. [countable] - a habitual customer or client, or one who has been present for a long time.
- Clothing
- a size of garments for persons of average height.
- a garment in this size.
- an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.
reg•u•lar•i•ty /ˌrɛgyəˈlærɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -reg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024reg•u•lar (reg′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - usual; normal;
customary:to put something in its regular place. - evenly or uniformly arranged;
symmetrical:regular teeth. - characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc.:regular income.
- recurring at fixed times;
periodic:regular bus departures; regular meals. - rhythmical:regular breathing.
- occurring with normal frequency, as menses or bowel movements.
- having regular menses or bowel movements.
- adhering to a rule or procedure;
methodical:regular habits; to be regular in one's diet. - observing fixed times or habits;
habitual:a regular customer. - orderly;
well-ordered:a regular life. - conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc.
- carried out in accordance with an accepted principle or rule;
formally correct:a regular session of the court. - qualified to engage in an occupation or profession;
legitimate;
proper:I suspected the man wasn't a regular doctor. - Informal Terms
- real or genuine;
down-to-earth;
decent:a regular guy. - absolute;
thoroughgoing:a regular rascal.
- Botany(of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size.
- Grammarconforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, construction, etc.
- Mathematics
- governed by one law throughout.
- (of a polygon) having all sides and angles equal.
- (of a polyhedron) having all faces congruent regular polygons, and all solid angles congruent.
- Mathematics(of a topological space) having the property that, corresponding to each point and a closed set not containing the point, there are two disjoint open sets, one containing the point, the other containing the closed set.
- (of a function of a complex variable) analytic (def. 5a).
- Militarynoting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.
- Law[Internat. Law.]noting soldiers recognized as legitimate combatants in warfare.
- Religion[Eccles.]subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular):regular clergy.
- Government[U.S. Politics.]of, pertaining to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party:the regular ticket.
- (of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream.
n. - a long-standing or habitual customer or client:The restaurant can always find tables for its regulars.
- Religion[Eccles.]a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule.
- [Mil.]a professional soldier.
- Government[U.S. Politics.]a party member who faithfully stands by his or her party.
- Clothinga size of garment designed for men of average build.
- Clothinga garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.
- an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.
- Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar1
- Middle French
- Middle English reguler (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged even, formal, orderly, uniform.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged habitual, established, fixed.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged systematic.
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