EVERYDAY

everyday

(adjective) commonplace and ordinary; “the familiar everyday world”

casual, everyday, daily

(adjective) appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; “casual clothes”; “everyday clothes”

everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday

(adjective) found in the ordinary course of events; “a placid everyday scene”; “it was a routine day”; “there’s nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute”- Anita Diamant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

everyday (not comparable)

appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions

commonplace, ordinary

Synonyms

• mundane

• quotidian

• routine

• unremarkable

• workaday

Adverb

everyday

Misspelling of every day.

Usage notes

When describing the frequency of an action denoted by a verb, it is considered correct to separate the individual words: every hour, every day, every week, etc.

Influenza is considered an everyday virus because it infects people every day.

Noun

everyday (uncountable)

(rare) the ordinary or routine day or occasion

Source: Wiktionary


Ev"er*y*day`, a.

Definition: Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes. The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment. Sir. J. Herchel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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