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everyday

[ adjective ev-ree-dey; noun ev-ree-dey ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to every day; daily:

    an everyday occurrence.

  2. of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays, holidays, or special occasions:

    everyday clothes.

    Synonyms: usual, common, workday

  3. such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace:

    a placid, everyday scene.

    Synonyms: usual, common, workday



noun

  1. the routine or ordinary day or occasion:

    We use inexpensive plates for everyday.

everyday

/ ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ /

adjective

  1. happening each day; daily
  2. commonplace or usual; ordinary
  3. suitable for or used on ordinary days as distinct from Sundays or special days
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • every·dayness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of everyday1

First recorded in 1325–75, everyday is from the Middle English word everydayes. See every, day
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Example Sentences

That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns.

Carlisle writes that the Air Force would want a crew ratio of 10 to one for each drone orbit during normal everyday operations.

“I walk my kid to school, passed that cop car everyday,” he said.

The idea that women put eyeliner on the inside of their eyes everyday is crazy.

In Guinea, just 42 percent of the population aged 15-24 can both read and write a “short simple statement” in their everyday life.

For in the beginning men took snuff, not as an everyday luxury, but as a medicament.

In everyday affairs a check is thus given and received, in fact it is only a payment conditioned on payment of the check.

Moscow was still necessary to his everyday life, and was not altogether unpleasant to him.

His sketches of everyday living are characterized by his human interest touch and his unique technique of realism at that time.

Literature reveals the everyday experiences of people as well as their dreams and aspirations.

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