normalcy

American  

[nawr-muhl-see] / ˈnɔr məl si /

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.

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normalcy Cultural  

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.

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

Etymology

Origin of normalcy

First recorded in 1855–60; normal + -cy

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Example Sentences

But once the fund resets, it could allow some normalcy to return to the market.

From MarketWatch

For Shayan in Tehran, there is some normalcy in the shadow of the war.

From Barron's

Uribe and Elizabeth Uribe, who are not related, felt Sheinbaum and other government officials were too quick to declare that things were returning to normalcy and providing a false sense of security.

From Los Angeles Times

Above ground, Israel’s cities still have the appearance of normalcy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But reaching normalcy after so much upheaval and growth is a years-long project.

From Barron's

Related Words

• normality
• ordinariness
• uniformity