ordinary vs bar sinister

bar sinister vs ordinary

ordinary and bar sinister both are nouns.

ordinary is an adjective but bar sinister is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ordinary	Yes	Yes	No	No
bar sinister	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bar sinister is a hyponym of ordinary; that is, bar sinister is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ordinary:

ordinary: (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
bar sinister: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

Other hyponyms of ordinary include bend, bend dexter, fess, fesse, bend sinister.

ordinary (noun)	bar sinister (noun)
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields	a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel	the status of being born to parents who were not married
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
a judge of a probate court
the expected or commonplace condition or situation

ordinary (adjective)	bar sinister (adjective)
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

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