Often vs Normally - What's the difference?
often | normally |
Frequently, many times.
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, title= Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
In the expected or customary manner.
To a usual or customary extent or degree.
(mathematics, statistics) In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.
As adverbs the difference between often and normally
is that often is frequently, many times while normally is under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time.often
English
Adverb
(en-adv)Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often , their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}
Synonyms
* frequently * occasionally * usuallyAntonyms
* infrequently * rarely * seldomDerived terms
* as often as notnormally
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Normally , I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
- Lisa ate normally , until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.
- He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.