averageness

av·er·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/

Definitions of averageness word

noun averageness a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester. 1
noun averageness a typical amount, rate, degree, etc.; norm. 1
noun averageness Statistics. arithmetic mean. 1
noun averageness Mathematics. a quantity intermediate to a set of quantities. 1
noun averageness Commerce. a charge paid by the master of a ship for such services as pilotage or towage. an expense, partial loss, or damage to a ship or cargo. the incidence of such an expense or loss to the owners or their insurers. an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss. Compare general average, particular average. 1
adjective averageness of or relating to an average; estimated by average; forming an average: The average rainfall there is 180 inches. 1

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Origin of averageness

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 Averageness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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averageness 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for averageness

noun averageness

normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
commonness — belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests.
commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.

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