diary
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.di·a·ry
noun \ˈdī-(ə-)rē\ plural di·a·ries
Definition of DIARY
1
: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2
: a book intended or used for a diary
See Examples of DIARY
- <has diligently kept a diary since she was 15>
Origin of DIARY
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deity
First Known Use: 1581
Rhymes with DIARY
diary
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals; especially a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings. Written primarily for the writer's use alone, the personal diary usually offers a frankness not found in writing done for publication. The diary form, which began to flower in the late Renaissance, is important as a record of social and political history. The most famous diary in English is that of Samuel Pepys. Other notable journals include those of John Evelyn, Jonathan Swift, Fanny Burney, James Boswell, André Gide, and Virginia Woolf.
Variants of DIARY
diary or journal
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