different between normally vs normalcy

English

Etymology

normal +? -ly

Adverb

normally (comparative more normally, superlative most normally)

1. Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

   Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.

2. In the expected or customary manner.

   Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.

3. To a usual or customary extent or degree.

   He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.

   • 1984, Robert Charles Sproul, John Henry Gerstner, Arthur Lindsley, Classical Apologetics (?ISBN), page 178:

     An even more important reason is that our generation is not only normally ignorant but abnormally so. That is, we not only have scholars who do not know the history of the church's testimony, but we have those who tell it like it was not.

4. (mathematics, statistics) In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

Synonyms

• (most of the time): commonly, frequently, ordinarily; see also Thesaurus:usually
• (in the expected manner): customarily, habitually, routinely; see also Thesaurus:normally
• (to a usual degree): averagely
• (mathematics):

Related terms

• normality

Translations

English

Etymology

normal +? -cy

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n??m?lsi/

Noun

normalcy (countable and uncountable, plural normalcies)

1. (US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
   • c.1998: Jeffery Veen, The Art & Science of Web Design

     Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.

Usage notes

Although sometimes used, normalcy is less common than normality in American English. It is very rarely used in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is frequent in India and Zimbabwe however.

Synonyms

• normality (UK, US), normaldom; see also Thesaurus:normality

Antonyms

• abnormalcy
• abnormality

Translations

See also

• normal
• normality
• normally
• normalness

References

• Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster Online