different between usual vs classic
usual
English
Alternative forms
- (shortening, informal) (no fixed spelling) uzhe, uzh, yoozh
Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ?su?lis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ?sus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ?t? (“to use”). Displaced native Old English ?ewunel??.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ju????l/, /?ju???l/
- Hyphenation: u?su?al
Adjective
usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)
- Most commonly occurring; typical.
- The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
- It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Synonyms
- wonted, normal, common, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, typical
Antonyms
- unusual, abnormal, atypical
Derived terms
Related terms
- usuality
Translations
Noun
usual (uncountable)
- The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
- (colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
- I'll just have the usual.
Usage notes
Sometimes colloquially shortened to the first syllable (IPA(key): /ju??/), an overwhelmingly spoken-only slang word with no single widely accepted spelling (see uzhe).
Further reading
- usual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- usual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- luaus
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
usual (epicene, plural usuales)
- common, typical, usual
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /u.zu?al/
Adjective
usual (masculine and feminine plural usuals)
- usual
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualment
Further reading
- “usual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “usual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “usual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “usual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
usual m or f (plural usuais)
- usual, regular, normal
Derived terms
- usualmente
Further reading
- “usual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- usuel, usualle, usuale, usuell, usuall
Etymology
From Old French usuel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iu?ziu??a?l/, /iu?zu?a?l/, /?iu?ziu?al/, /?iu?zual/, /?iu?zu?l/
Adjective
usual
- customary, established
- usual, normal, regular
Descendants
- English: usual
- Scots: usual, uswal, eeswal
References
- “?su??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- üsual
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y?z?al/
Adjective
usual
- usual
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uzu?aw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u?zwa?/
Adjective
usual m or f (plural usuais, comparable)
- usual (most commonly occurring)
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualmente
Related terms
- usar
- uso
Further reading
- “usual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u?swal/, [u?swal]
- Hyphenation: u?sual
Adjective
usual (plural usuales)
- usual
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualmente
Further reading
- “usual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
usual From the web:
- what usually happens during a sit-in
- what usually forms the positive ion
- what usually causes tsunamis
- what usual ingredient is in blue cheese
- what usually distinguishes dna from rna
- what usually happens in the transition area
- what usually motivates prosocial behavior
- what usually comes at the end of a workout
classic
English
Alternative forms
- classick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French classique, from Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis; surface analysis, class +? -ic = class + -ical
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?klæ.s?k/
- Rhymes: -æs?k
Adjective
classic (comparative more classic, superlative most classic)
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1809, Lord Byron, English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers
- Give, as thy last memorial to the age, / One classic drama, and reform the stage.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category.
- Exhibiting timeless quality.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius
- Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.
- 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius
- (euphemistic) Traditional; original.
Usage notes
See classical § Usage notes.
Synonyms
- classical (See classical § Usage notes regarding differentiation.)
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
classic (plural classics)
- A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
- An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song.
- The author of such a work.
- A major, long-standing sporting event.
- (horse racing) Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- 2012, Dr Joyce Kay, ?Professor Wray Vamplew, Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing (page 316)
- The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […]
- 2012, Dr Joyce Kay, ?Professor Wray Vamplew, Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing (page 316)
- (horse racing) Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- (dated) One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.
Translations
See also
- classical
- classics
Further reading
- classic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- classic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- classic at OneLook Dictionary Search
- classical, classic at Google Ngram Viewer
classic From the web:
- what classical song is this
- what classic book should i read
- what classic christmas movies are on netflix
- what classic movies are on netflix
- what classic movie should i watch
- what classics should i read
- what classical era accompaniment technique
you may also like
- usual vs classic
- box vs sarcophagus
- insensible vs humdrum
- mercurial vs expeditiously
- inky vs cimmerian
- efficient vs serious
- preclusion vs forethought
- regard vs review
- beseech vs inquire
- plentiful vs precious
- subvert vs overcome
- famous vs glorious
- suitable vs well-behaved
- explain vs chracterize
- accelerate vs wander
- decay vs abatement
- poke vs ride
- determine vs consecrate
- resoluteness vs perverseness
- unbecoming vs impolite