everyday

English

Adjective

everyday (not comparable)

1. appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions
2. commonplace, ordinary
   • 2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 42:

     Although it is an everyday virus, there is something about influenza that inspires awe.

Synonyms

• mundane
• quotidian
• routine
• unremarkable
• workaday

Translations

appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions

Bulgarian: ежедневен (bg) Dutch: alledaags (nl) Finnish: tavallinen (fi), arkinen (fi)

German: Alltags- (in combined words) Greek: καθημερινός (el) Russian: повседневный (ru) (povs'edn'évnyj)

commonplace, ordinary

Bulgarian: обикновен (bg), делничен (bg) Dutch: alledaags (nl) Esperanto: vulgara (eo) Finnish: jokapäiväinen (fi), tavallinen (fi), arkinen (fi)

French: usuel (fr) German: alltäglich (de), gemein (de) Russian: обычный (ru) (obýčnyj), обыдённый (ru) (obyd'ónnyj)

Adverb

everyday

1. Common misspelling of every day.

Usage notes

When describing the frequency of an event, it is considered correct to separate the individual words: every hour, every day, every week, etc.

Noun

everyday (uncountable)

1. (rare) the ordinary or routine day or occasion