regular
nouns
a regular patron
"an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
a soldier in the regular army
is a type of (narrower)
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
"the soldiers stood at attention"
a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
"he is one of the party regulars"
domain category
the study of government of states and other political units
adjectives
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
"his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
"in prescribed order"
see also
recurring with measured regularity
"the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
see also
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
see also
characterized by order and planning
"the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator"
is an attribute of
the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
"he was famous for the regularity of his habits"
often used as intensifiers
"a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"
conforming to a standard or pattern
"following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
is derived from
is similar to
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
"windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
regularly scheduled for fixed times
"at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
is derived from
is similar to
planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
"the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"
in accord with regular practice or procedure
"took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
is derived from
is similar to
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
"grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
occurring at fixed intervals
"a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
is derived from
relating to a person who does something regularly
"a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
is derived from
(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
"the regular army"
antonym
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
(of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
antonym
symmetrically arranged
"even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
is derived from
not deviating from what is normal
"her regular bedtime"
is derived from
is similar to
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
"serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
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