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Extraordinary vs Extraordinaire - What's the difference?

extraordinary | extraordinaire |

As adjectives the difference between extraordinary and extraordinaire

is that extraordinary is not ordinary; exceptional; unusual while extraordinaire is extraordinary; particularly skilled.

extraordinary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual;
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  • Remarkably good.

    • Usage notes

    * Can be said of all kinds of objects including people, events, things, and terms. * The pronunciation "extrordinary" is often preferred so as to avoid confusion with "extra ordinary", which would be defined as "more ordinary than usual".

    Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

    Derived terms

    * extraordinary optical transmission * extraordinary professor * extraordinary rendition

    extraordinaire

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Extraordinary; particularly skilled.
    • He was a dancer extraordinaire .

    Usage notes

    * Following the manner of French adjectives, and unlike most English adjectives, (term) follows its subject. *: Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire , released many records. ----