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- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
- /ˈævərɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
Definitions of average word
- countable noun average An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together. 3
- countable noun average Average is also an adjective. 3
- singular noun average You use average to refer to a number or size that varies but is always approximately the same. 3
- adjective average An average person or thing is typical or normal. 3
- singular noun average An amount or quality that is the average is the normal amount or quality for a particular group of things or people. 3
- adjective average Something that is average is neither very good nor very bad, usually when you had hoped it would be better. 3
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Origin of average
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; earlier averay charge on goods shipped, orig. duty (< Middle French avarie < Old Italian avaria < Arabic ʿawārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay
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Parts of speech for Average
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
average popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for average
verb average
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
noun average
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- arithmetic mean — an average value of a set of integers, terms, or quantities, expressed as their sum divided by their number
- mode — fashion or style in manners, dress, etc.: He was much concerned to keep up with the latest mode.
- median — a Mede.
- norm — a standard, model, or pattern.
adjective average
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- middling — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
Antonyms for average
adj average
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
noun average
- abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
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