normal

nor|mal [ `nɔrml ] adjective ***

1. ) something that is normal is how you expect it to be, and is not unusual or surprising in any way:

He didn't like anything to interrupt his normal daily routine.

You can telephone during normal working hours.

Temperatures are higher than normal.

perfectly normal: You may feel sick after the treatment, but this is perfectly normal.

under/in normal circumstances: Under normal circumstances, candidates are interviewed by the head of the department.

normal practice/procedure (=what usually happens): In those days, it was normal practice to treat the disease at home.

back to normal: Life is beginning to get back to normal after the fire.

return to normal: It could take two weeks for your health to return to normal.

be normal for someone to do something: It was fairly normal for people to have large families then.

be normal to do something: It's normal to be nervous before an interview.

2. ) someone who is normal is like most people in the way they think, behave, or look:

He's no hero, just a normal human being.

perfectly/entirely/completely normal: She's a perfectly normal messy child!

a ) OFFENSIVE not mentally or physically disabled. People who are disabled consider this word offensive and it is better to describe someone who is not physically disabled as able-bodied and someone who is not mentally disabled as mentally competent.

be your normal self

to feel or behave in the way you usually do, especially after a period when you have felt or behaved in a different or unusual way:

He was soon his normal self again.