regular
Synonyms:
(adj) constant, established, even, fixed, formal, frequent, habitual, natural, normal, orderly, periodic, periodical, repeated, steady, systematic, typical, uniform.
(noun) dogface, fighter, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, serviceman, soldier, trooper, warrior.
Related Words:
classic, commonplace, daily, efficient, everyday, legitimate, official, ordinary, proper, routine, standardized, traditional, usual.
Antonyms:
(adj) inconstant, infrequent, irregular.
(noun) civilian.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Regular, normal, typical, and natural mean being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average.
Regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern:
The club's regular monthly meeting.
Normal implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected:
normal behavior for a two-year-old.
Typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality:
a typical small town.
Natural applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being:
the natural love of a mother for her child.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) <Middle French <Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar1. Dictionary 2: C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of regular: Adjective: 14th century. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for regular: Adjective: Middle English reguler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin regularis regular, from Latin, of a bar, from regula rule — more at rule. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(adj) constant, established, even, fixed, formal, frequent, habitual, natural, normal, orderly, periodic, periodical, repeated, steady, systematic, typical, uniform.
(noun) dogface, fighter, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, serviceman, soldier, trooper, warrior.
Related Words:
classic, commonplace, daily, efficient, everyday, legitimate, official, ordinary, proper, routine, standardized, traditional, usual.
Antonyms:
(adj) inconstant, infrequent, irregular.
(noun) civilian.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Regular, normal, typical, and natural mean being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average.
Regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern:
The club's regular monthly meeting.
Normal implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected:
normal behavior for a two-year-old.
Typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality:
a typical small town.
Natural applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being:
the natural love of a mother for her child.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) <Middle French <Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar1. Dictionary 2: C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of regular: Adjective: 14th century. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for regular: Adjective: Middle English reguler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin regularis regular, from Latin, of a bar, from regula rule — more at rule. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.