ordinaire
Plain, unremarkable, everyday
Ordinaire is a French word meaning ordinary or commonplace, borrowed into English primarily in the phrase vin ordinaire—inexpensive table wine for everyday drinking rather than special occasions.
The word occasionally appears alone to suggest something unremarkable or standard-issue, with a slight Continental flourish: The meal was decidedly ordinaire.
Occurring every day
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
unremarkable · workaday · habitual · commonplace · familiar · conventional · predictable · humdrum
Lacking brilliance or vitality
- unimpressiveFailing to inspire admiration
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- middlingOf moderate quality
passable · adequate · inferior · forgettable · bland · insipid · uninspiring · undistinguished
Accepted behavioral standard
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- baselineStandard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
gauge · reference · typical · normative · par · average · mean · median
Ordinary mealtime bottle
- house wineRestaurant's basic bottle offering
- carafeStopperless serving vessel
- bistroInformal small restaurant
- rougeCosmetic cheek tint
blanc · rosé · plonk · jug wine · unpretentious · drinkable · casual · affordable
quotidian
Occurring every day
prosaic · unremarkable · workaday · habitual · commonplace · familiar · conventional · predictable · humdrum · unexceptional
lackluster
Lacking brilliance or vitality
- unimpressiveFailing to inspire admiration
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
middling · passable · adequate · inferior · forgettable · bland · insipid · uninspiring · undistinguished · pedestrian
norm
Accepted behavioral standard
yardstick · gauge · reference · typical · normative · par · average · mean · median · mode
table wine
Ordinary mealtime bottle
- house wineRestaurant's basic bottle offering
- carafeStopperless serving vessel
- bistroInformal small restaurant
rouge · blanc · rosé · plonk · jug wine · unpretentious · drinkable · casual · affordable · simple
ordinaireexcellent
Of superior quality
extraordinary · extraordinaire · exceptional · fine · superior
ordinaireremarkable
Worthy of attention
extraordinary · special · noteworthy · striking · memorable
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