everyday

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

/ adjective ˈɛv riˌdeɪ; noun ˈɛv riˈdeɪ /

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adjective

of or relating to every day; daily: an everyday occurrence.

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

such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace: a placid, everyday scene.

noun

the routine or ordinary day or occasion: We use inexpensive plates for everyday.

Origin of everyday

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

SYNONYMS FOR everyday

2, 3 workday, common, usual.

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OTHER WORDS FROM everyday

eve·ry·day·ness, noun

Words nearby everyday

every time one turns around, every tom, dick, and harry, every which way, everybody, everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes, everyday, everyhow, everyman, everyone, everyplace, everything

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But even she is not immune from the everyday misogyny of some players.

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If that is so, everybody will be flying in time, and the professional aviator will be just a common, everyday person.

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Among moss-grown ruins one sees a marvellous future glistening; and what used to be common and everyday, now seems miraculous.

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Nothing can be more marvelous than the common and everyday facts of life.

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It is just such absurdities and inconsistencies that people commit when the starch of everyday habits has been washed out of them.

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She went back to her home on the Grande Anse and endeavored to take up her everyday life again as though nothing had happened.

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British Dictionary definitions for everyday

everyday

/ (ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ) /

adjective

happening each day; daily

commonplace or usual; ordinary

suitable for or used on ordinary days as distinct from Sundays or special days

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everyday

adjective

noun

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