different between extraordinary vs commanding

English

Alternative forms

• extra-ordinary
• extraördinary (rare)

Etymology

From Latin extr??rdin?rius, from extr? ?rdinem (“outside the order”); equivalent to extra- +? ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ks?t???(?)d?n??i/, /?ks?t???(?)d?n?i/, /??kst?????(?)d?n??i/, /??kst?????(?)d?n?i/
• Hyphenation: ex?traor?di?na?ry

Adjective

extraordinary (comparative more extraordinary, superlative most extraordinary)

1. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
2. Remarkably good.

3. Special or supernumerary.

   the physician extraordinary in a royal household

   an extraordinary professor in a German university

Synonyms

• exceptional
• unparalleled
• noteworthy
• outstanding

Antonyms

• everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

Derived terms

• extraordinary optical transmission
• extraordinary professor
• extraordinary rendition

Translations

Noun

extraordinary (plural extraordinaries)

1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
   • 1787, The New Annual Register

     […] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k??mænd??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??m??nd??/
• Hyphenation: com?mand?ing

Verb

commanding

1. present participle of command

Adjective

commanding (comparative more commanding, superlative most commanding)

1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
2. Impressively dominant.

3. (of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
   • 2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury

Synonyms

• (tending to give commands) bossy, imposing
• See also Thesaurus:bossy

Derived terms

• uncommanding

Translations

Noun

commanding (plural commandings)

1. The act of giving a command.