everyday

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

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

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

Origin of everyday

1
First recorded in 1325–75, everyday is from the Middle English word everydayes.See every, day

Other words for everyday

Other words from everyday

  • eve·ry·day·ness, noun

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How to use everyday in a sentence

  • The war made sensationalists of us all, and the drab everydayness of mortal life bores us.

  • The apparent everydayness of it all to them was what struck the observer most.

    The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest Jenks

British Dictionary definitions for everyday

everyday

/ (ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ) /


adjective
  1. happening each day; daily

  2. commonplace or usual; ordinary

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

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