Usual

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjuːʒuÉ™l/,
• Hyphenation: u + su + al

Origin

From French usuel, from Latin usualis ("for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual"), from usus ("use, habit, custom"), from past participle stem of uti ("to use").

Full definition of usual

Adjective

1. most commonly occurringThe preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

Synonyms

• common, wonted, normal, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple

Antonyms

• unusual

Derived terms

• usualness
• usually
• unusual
• as usual

Related terms

• usuality

Anagrams

• luaus