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everyday

USEV-ree-day/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/

Often confused with every day

6 meanings of everyday

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Normal and not special: the kind of thing you see or do all the time.

    Like background noise: it is so normal that you stop noticing it.

    Getting stuck in traffic is an everyday problem in big cities.

    She writes songs about everyday life, like cooking dinner or waiting for the bus.

    Similarordinary, commonplace, common, routine, mundane

    Oppositeunusual, extraordinary, exceptional

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Made or kept for normal days, not for special times like parties or holidays.

    She changed out of her work suit into everyday clothes.

    We use the everyday dishes for dinner and save the nice ones for guests.

    Similarordinary, regular, casual

    Oppositespecial, formal

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Happening or seen every single day, not just sometimes.

    Brushing your teeth should be an everyday habit, not something you skip.

    Walking the dog is an everyday job at our house, rain or shine.

    Similardaily

    Oppositeoccasional, rare

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    nounrareuncountable
    Normal, ordinary life: the usual things people do on most days.

    A weekend at the lake was a welcome break from the everyday.

    Her photos turn the everyday into something beautiful.

    Similarroutine, mundane, ordinary

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  2. 5
    adjectiverare
    Ordinary and normal during the day, not strange or special.

    The old house looked everyday in the morning sun, but spooky after dark.

    This was an everyday and everynight scene a couple of decades ago.
    1931, Jack While, Fifty Years of Fire Fighting in LondonHere, everyday means ordinary and common during the daytime.

    Similarordinary, commonplace, mundane, unremarkable

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  3. 6
    nounobsoleteuncountable
    Each day, one after another, or each day of the week except Sunday.
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Origin

From Middle English words meaning "every day's," made from "every" plus "day."