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

He holds an assembly where he says that “our Lord and savior Jesus Christ” is the only thing that can bring back some normalcy to these “corrupt times.”

From Los Angeles Times

Underneath that performance of normalcy, however, lies a deeper heartache, a deeper injury, that we keep carefully contained, sensing that if we let it fully surface, it might overwhelm us.

From Salon

Nepal is gradually returning back to normalcy after the worst unrest in decades.

From BBC

A Sunday New York Times profile heralded their arrival, but the bigger revelation was the 60-year-old actor’s normalcy compared to the burning memories of his blistering, crack-fueled flameout some 15 years ago.

From Salon

A dramatic viral video featuring several star players would set the tone for the next nine months as the team, forced into a fellowship of nomads, searched for what it had lost: normalcy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• normality 
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• uniformity