# everyday

Pronunciation: US say "EV-ree-day" /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/; UK

## Adjective

1. Commonplace and ordinary; typical of normal life rather than anything special or unusual.
   - Simple: Normal and not special: the kind of thing you see or do all the time.
   - _The film finds real drama in everyday situations like commutes and grocery runs._
   - _Smartphones have turned once-futuristic technology into an everyday convenience._
2. Suitable or intended for ordinary use, rather than reserved for special occasions.
   - Simple: Made or kept for normal days, not for special times like parties or holidays.
   - _He keeps an everyday watch for the office and a dressier one for events._
   - _These are the everyday glasses; the crystal stays in the cabinet for holidays._
3. Present or recurring every day; happening on a daily basis rather than occasionally.
   - Simple: Happening or seen every single day, not just sometimes.
   - _Stretching has become an everyday part of his recovery routine._
   - _In the rainy season, afternoon storms are an everyday occurrence on the coast._

## Noun

4. The ordinary or routine day or occasion; the unremarkable course of daily life. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Normal, ordinary life: the usual things people do on most days.
   - _His novels find quiet meaning in the everyday._
   - _After months of travel, she was glad to return to the everyday of school runs and grocery lists._
6. Each day in unbroken succession, or each day of the week except Sunday. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Each day, one after another, or each day of the week except Sunday.

## Adjective

5. Commonplace or ordinary during the daytime. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Ordinary and normal during the day, not strange or special.
   - _The lighthouse, so mysterious at night, was an everyday sight in the afternoon glare._
   - _Daylight made the abandoned mill look everyday, just brick and broken glass._

## Origin

From Middle English everidayes or every dayes, meaning "everyday, daily, or constant" and literally "every day's," equivalent to every + day.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/everyday (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).