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Norms as a Noun
Definitions of "Norms" as a noun
Synonyms of "Norms" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Norms" as a noun
Associations of "Norms" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Norms” are: average

Norms as a Noun

Definitions of "Norms" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “norms” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A statistic describing the location of a distribution.
A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.

Synonyms of "Norms" as a noun (1 Word)

average

Reduction in the amount payable under an insurance policy, e.g. in respect of partial loss.
They take about thirty minutes on average.

Usage Examples of "Norms" as a noun

The current middle-class norm of two children per family.
It set the norm for American homes.

Associations of "Norms" (30 Words)

acceptation	A particular sense or the generally recognized meaning common acceptation of a word or phrase.
accepted	Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct. The accepted* consensus within the church.*
average	Amount to or come to an average without loss or gain. They take about thirty minutes on average.
common	Having no special distinction or quality widely known or commonly encountered average or ordinary or usual. Common misspellings.
criterion	A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided. They award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria.
dissimilarity	Difference; variance. The similarity or dissimilarity* between humans and other animals.*
habitual	Commonly used or practiced; usual. His habitual* comment.*
homogenization	Preparation of a suspension of cell constituents from tissue by physical treatment in a liquid. The mechanical homogenization* of leaf tissue.*
layperson	Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. His highly successful lectures were meant for an audience of laypersons interested in the natural sciences.
median	Denoting the middle term or mean of the middle two terms of a series arranged in order of magnitude For example the median number of the series 55 62 76 85 93 is 76. The median* income for the year was 15 000.*
mediocre	Poor to middling in quality. The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre* to above average.*
mediocrity	A person of mediocre ability. The team suddenly came good after years of mediocrity.
mid	Used in combination to denote the middle. In mid* 1958.*
middlebrow	A middlebrow person. Middlebrow fiction.
midst	The middle part or point. He left his flat in the midst* of a rainstorm.*
moderating	Lessening in intensity or strength.
normal	Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm not abnormal. Until her accident Louise had been a perfectly normal* little girl.*
normalcy	Expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common.
ordinary	Those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day. Not out of the ordinary.
preponderance	The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance. The least preponderance* in either pan will unbalance the scale.*
prevail	Persuade (someone) to do something. The champion prevailed though it was a hard fight.
prevalent	Widespread in a particular area or at a particular time. The social ills prevalent* in society today.*
qualification	The qualification stage of a sporting event. I welcome without qualification* the Minister s statement.*
standard	Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind. Standard car equipment.
touchstone	A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the colour of the mark which they made on it. They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone* of all language performance.*
typical	Exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category. The typical* car owner drives 10 000 miles a year.*
uncharacteristically	In uncharacteristic manner. He hesitated uncharacteristically.
unexceptional	Not out of the ordinary; usual. A unexceptional* an incident as can be found in a lawyer s career.*
unimpressive	Not capable of impressing. He was a man of unimpressive* appearance.*
yardstick	A standard used for comparison. On what kind of yardstick* is he basing his judgment.*