garden variety
See also: garden-variety
English
Alternative forms
- garden-variety (attributively)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
garden variety (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
- Synonyms: common-or-garden, common or garden variety, normal, plain, regular, standard; see also Thesaurus:common
- Antonyms: abnormal, exotic, extraordinary, special, specialized, uncommon
- I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids.
Related terms
See also
- officinalis, vulgaris (plant varieties found in gardens and/or not exotic)
- wild type
Translations
ordinary
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