Vocabulary
Normality
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected.
Urdu meaning
معمول ہونا، باقاعدگی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- If the country is proudly showing a semblance of normality to the world, it is largely due to the relative stability in Sindh.
- It will become apparent in 10 days` time with the Arab League summit in Cairo whether the Arab leaders are prepared to cough up the cash required for the task of Gaza`s rehabilitation and return to normality in whatever time frame.
- But they are not being expected to make progress on those just yet just to take some tentative steps towards restoring some `normality` in their relationship.
- socioeconomic normality`.
- Twenty-two years later, we still await this elusive normality.
Synonyms
a normal state of affairs, business as usual, the daily round, routine, a normal pattern
Curator example
“the office gradually returned to a semblance of normality”
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