quotidian

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Pronunciation

/kwɒˈtɪdiən/(kwoh-TID-ee-un)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

日常的；平凡的

Definition

Of or occurring every day; daily; ordinary or everyday.

Word family

  • (no common derivatives)

Collocations

  • quotidian routine
  • quotidian concerns
  • quotidian life
  • quotidian reality

Examples

  1. 1.The novel transforms quotidian activities — cooking, commuting, cleaning — into subjects of profound beauty. (everyday, mundane)
  2. 2.Amid the crisis, quotidian concerns like grocery shopping felt surreal. (daily, ordinary)

Synonyms

  • mundane/mʌnˈdeɪn/— lacking excitement, everyday
  • everyday/ˈɛvrɪdeɪ/— ordinary, daily
  • prosaic/prəˈzeɪɪk/— lacking imagination, ordinary

Etymology

from Latin "quotidianus" — "quotidie" = every day — quot (how many) + dies (day) — happening each day