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Normalcy vs Normalness - What's the difference?

normalcy | normalness |

As nouns the difference between normalcy and normalness

is that normalcy is the state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality while normalness is normalcy.

normalcy

English

Noun

(normalcies)
  • (US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
  • * c.1998: Jeffery Veen, The Art & Science of Web Design
    • Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.

    Usage notes

    Although sometimes used, normalcy'' is less common than ''normality in American English. It is very rarely used in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is frequent in India, however.

    Synonyms

    * normality (qualifier)

    Antonyms

    * abnormalcy * abnormality

    References

    * Dictionary.com * Merriam-Webster Online

    See also

    * normal * normality

    normalness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • normalcy
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 14, author=Randy Kennedy, title=You’re a Good Prop, Cruel Muse, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The book was written with the cooperation of Mr. Schulz’s family, but in the weeks leading up to its release, some family members have criticized it, saying that it overemphasizes his melancholy and chilly side at the expense of other aspects of his personality — his generosity, his sense of humor, his love of family and, in many ways, his resolute normalness . }}