ordinary vs perfect

ordinary

noun
  • The usual course of things; normal condition or health; a standard way of behaviour or action. 

  • One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. 

  • A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed. 

  • A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass. 

  • A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese. 

  • The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death. 

  • A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment. 

  • A penny farthing bicycle. 

  • A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation. 

  • An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace. 

adj
  • Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory. 

  • Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine. 

  • Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases. 

  • Bad or undesirable. 

perfect

noun
  • The perfect tense, or a form in that tense. 

  • A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes. 

  • A leader of the Cathar movement. 

verb
  • To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right. 

  • To make perfect; to improve or hone. 

adj
  • Fitting its definition precisely. 

  • Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose. 

  • Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors. 

  • Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels). 

  • Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'. 

  • Sexually mature and fully differentiated. 

  • Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth. 

  • Excellent and delightful in all respects. 

  • Representing a completed action. 

  • Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones. 

  • Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented. 

How often have the words ordinary and perfect occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )