ordinariez

From ordinario +‎ -ez.

• IPA^(key): /oɾdinaˈɾjeθ/ [oɾ.ð̞i.naˈɾjeθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oɾdinaˈɾjes/ [oɾ.ð̞i.naˈɾjes] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: or‧di‧na‧riez

ordinariez f (plural ordinarieces)

1. vulgarity, profanity

   Synonyms: tosquedad, zafiedad

   • 2015 November 1, Ángel S. Harguindey, “Opinión”, in El País‎^[1]:

     No se habló de esa ordinariez del 21% del IVA al cine, al teatro o a la danza, aunque sí afirmó que “el talento hay que pagarlo” en clara referencia a la piratería.

     He made no mention of the vulgarity of the 21% VAT on cinema, theater, or dance, although he did state that “talent must be paid for” in a clear reference to piracy.

• Ordinariez is a false friend and does not mean ordinariness. The Spanish word for ordinariness is cotidianeidad.

• “ordinariez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024