quotidian

[ kwoh-tid-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
  1. occurring as part of the normal or expected order of things; usual or customary; everyday: Her biographer delved into the most routine and quotidian parts of her life to paint a fuller picture of his subject.

  2. of no special quality or interest; ordinary; commonplace: His paintings are pleasant to look at, but show nothing more than quotidian talent.

  1. done, happening, or given daily: We recommend quotidian dialysis for the patient.

  2. (of a fever or disease) characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms: Malarial fevers tend to be quotidian, with daily attacks lasting up to 12 hours before abating.

noun
  1. something that is characteristic of everyday life: Their writing focuses on the quotidian and mundane.It's easy to get stuck in the quotidian and forget to try new things.

  2. Archaic. a fever or disease characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms.

Origin of quotidian

1
1300–50; <Latin quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily, equivalent to cottīdi(ē) every day (adv.) (*quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + diē, ablative of diēs day; cf. meridian) + -ānus-an; replacing Middle English cotidien<Old French <Latin, as above

Other words from quotidian

  • quo·tid·i·an·ly, adverb
  • quo·tid·i·an·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for quotidian

quotidian

/ (kwəʊˈtɪdɪən) /


adjective
  1. (esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily

  2. everyday; commonplace

noun
  1. a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily

Origin of quotidian

1
C14: from Latin quotīdiānus, variant of cottīdiānus daily

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