everyday

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adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˈev-rē-ˌdā  ˌev-re-ˈdā 

: encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary

everyday clothes

everydayness

ˌev-rē-ˈdā-nəs 

noun

everydayness

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noun

ev·​ery·​day·​ness

plural -es

: everyday quality : commonplaceness, typicality

paints the objects themselves in all their vulgar everydayness

—Roger Fry

Synonyms of everyday

Adjective

• normal
• ordinary
• usual
• average
• typical
• routine

Examples of everyday in a Sentence

Adjective

Don't let the problems of everyday life get you down.

we're just an everyday family, with a dog and a cat and bills to pay

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Use it to serve drinks or appetizers when guests come over, or leave it out on a counter to corral oils, spices, and other everyday essentials in a more polished way. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Shoe charms are a thing now, too, turning everyday practical sneakers into a statement piece. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026

Volunteers also packed hygiene kits with everyday essentials and wrote notes that would eventually reach people outside the gym. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Their star corner infielders, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, are the oldest of the everyday starters, at 37 and 36, respectively. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1628, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing everyday

• everyday carry

Rhymes for everyday

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• gramineae

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Kids Definition

everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˌev-rē-ˌdā 

: used, suitable for, or seen every day : ordinary

everyday clothes