everyday
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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.
Adjective
- commonplace and ordinary
- the familiar everyday world
- appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
- casual clothes
- everyday clothes
- 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