everyday

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everyday

A family enjoys an everyday breakfast together at home.

Definition

Adjective 1. Commonplace and ordinary: Describes something that is usual, typical, or not special, forming part of normal daily life. 2. Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions: Suitable for regular, non-formal use, as opposed to special events. 3. Found in the ordinary course of events: Occurring regularly as part of the normal sequence of daily life.

Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The familiar everyday world can be full of small wonders. (Describing the ordinary, common reality.)
    • She changed out of her uniform into her everyday clothes. (Referring to casual clothes suitable for regular use.)
    • It was just a placid everyday scene at the park. (Describing a common, uneventful occurrence.)
    • For him, commuting was a dull, everyday routine. (Describing a regular, habitual activity.)
Advanced Usage
  • "The everyday" (as a noun phrase): Used to refer to the sphere of ordinary, routine life.
    • Her art finds beauty in the everyday.
  • Everyday vs. Every day: It is crucial to distinguish the adjective everyday (one word) from the adverbial phrase every day (two words).
    • These are my everyday shoes. (Adjective: ordinary)
    • I wear these shoes every day. (Adverbial phrase: each day)
Variants and Related Words
  • Everydayness (noun): The quality of being ordinary or commonplace.
    • The novel explores the everydayness of suburban life.
Synonyms
  • Ordinary
  • Commonplace
  • Routine
  • Quotidian (more formal)
  • Workaday
Antonyms
  • Extraordinary
  • Unusual
  • Exceptional
  • Formal
  • Special
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Everyday language: Ordinary, non-technical language used in daily communication.
    • The manual was rewritten in everyday language so everyone could understand it.
  • Everyday hero: An ordinary person who performs a courageous or kind act in a normal setting.
    • Teachers are often everyday heroes in their communities.
  • Slice of everyday life: A representation of typical, ordinary experience.
    • The film offers a poignant slice of everyday life.
everyday

A family enjoys an everyday breakfast together at home.

Adjective
  1. commonplace and ordinary
    • the familiar everyday world
  2. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
    • casual clothes
    • everyday clothes
  3. found in the ordinary course of events
    • a placid everyday scene
    • it was a routine day
    • there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute- Anita Diamant