everyday

American  

[ev-ree-dey, ev-ree-dey] / ˈɛv riˌdeɪ, ˈɛv riˈdeɪ /

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

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noun

1. the routine or ordinary day or occasion.

   We use inexpensive plates for everyday.

everyday British  

/ 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

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Usage

What’s the difference between everyday and every day? Everyday is most commonly used as an adjective meaning daily or, in a more figurative sense, ordinary, as in an everyday occurrence. The phrase every day means each day—it functions as an adverb to describe how frequently an action is done, as in I try to exercise every day. Think of it this way: everyday is used to describe nouns, while every day is used to describe verbs. For example, a person might aspire to go for a run every day, eat vegetables every day, and read every day. If they did these things every day (or most days), these activities would constitute part of their everyday routine. If you can replace the term with regular or ordinary, use everyday. If you can replace it with each day, use every day. Careful—the word daily can be used to replace both terms in certain situations (such as I exercise every day and This is one of my everyday exercises). Here’s an example of everyday and every day used correctly in the same sentence. Example: Every day this week I’ve tried to change one thing about my everyday routine. Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between everyday and every day.

Other Word Forms

• everydayness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of everyday

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

Explanation

Something routine or ordinary is called everyday. Your everyday chores, your everyday clothes, your everyday activities — these things make up everyday life. The adjective everyday describes the common things that you generally do as part of a regular day — doing the dishes in an everyday task — but it can also have the sense of “ordinary,” like the casual everyday clothes you wear when you’re not doing anything special. Make sure you spell everyday as one word: everyday. Every day, which carries the more literal sense of something that’s done every day, is spelled as two words.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

everyday

Apple’s installed base of over 2.5 billion devices offers a unique distribution advantage, but success hinges on the utility that AI features can provide for consumers in their everyday lives.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

This status brought “a safety premium,” conferring lower everyday borrowing costs for the U.S. and virtually unlimited financing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Robots are popping up more in everyday life in China, with trial jobs including directing traffic, cleaning houses or working on factory floors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

In July this year, UBTech drew global attention when it unveiled what Chinese state media described as a "hyper-realistic" robots designed to offer "emotional support and everyday interaction."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But most of the people gathered in the meadow wore everyday clothes: faded work shirts or T-shirts and chinos, floral-print dresses that could be found on the discount racks of any department store.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Related Words

• commonplace
• frequent
• mundane
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• usual
• workaday