Dictionary

ordinaire

/ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ/

adjective/ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ/

ordinary; mediocre, nondescript; rude, discourteous, shabby

Inherited from Old French ordinaire, borrowed from Latin ōrdinārius, from Latin ōrdō (whence French ordre) + -ārius (whence -aire).

noun, masculine/ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ/plural: ordinaires

the ordinary, the usual

“sortir de l'ordinaire”

Inherited from Old French ordinaire, borrowed from Latin ōrdinārius, from Latin ōrdō (whence French ordre) + -ārius (whence -aire).