normalcy

[nawr-muhl-see]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality.

   After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.

normalcy

1. A word used by President Warren Harding to describe the calm political and social order to which he wished to return the United States after the idealism and commotion of the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.

Normalcy has been used as a general term for the political climate in the United States in the early 1920s.

Word History and Origins

Origin of normalcy¹

First recorded in 1855–60; normal + -cy

Example Sentences

As soon as she could, she started teaching classes outside at a park to maintain a sense of normalcy, until she secured a space to teach in Altadena.

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It might not even be until early 2026 that normalcy is stored.

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With milder poisoning, this period of normalcy can last up to two weeks; in severe cases, it ends in as little as five days.

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Coffee in the novel means moments of grounding, clarity, normalcy and lays a foundation for our day.

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An AFP journalist observed a slow return to normalcy in the economic capital Dar es Salaam, although people remained scared.

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