Normalcy

/ˈnɔːrməlsi/ noun

Definition

The state of being normal or the absence of anything strange, unusual, or problematic.

Etymology

From 'normal' (from Latin 'normalis' meaning perpendicular or according to rule) plus the abstract noun suffix '-cy'; popularized by U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1920.

Kelly Says

Harding's campaign promise of a 'return to normalcy' after World War I was so catchy it made the word itself famous—even though language experts initially thought 'normality' was the correct form.

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