garden variety

See also: garden-variety

English

Alternative forms

• garden-variety (attributively)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

garden variety (not comparable)

1. (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

• garden shed

See also

• officinalis, vulgaris (plant varieties found in gardens and/or not exotic)
• wild type

Noun

garden variety (plural garden varieties)

1. (idiomatic) An ordinary, standard kind.

Translations

ordinary

• German: Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen-, Feld-, Wald- und Wiesen-, Wald- und Wiesen-
• Hungarian: közönséges (hu), egyszerű (hu), hétköznapi (hu), (informal, jocular) mezei (hu)