everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˈev-rē-ˌdā How to pronounce everyday (audio) ˌev-re-ˈdā How to pronounce everyday (audio)
: encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary
everyday clothes
everydayness noun

Examples of everyday in a Sentence

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 Cowboy boots can now be an integral part of your everyday wardrobe, especially during the springtime April showers. Essence, 8 Apr. 2024 Using poles for everyday hiking and mountaineering took off in the Alps in the 1970s and ’80s, Brunso said, and that may also be where the modern vernacular originated. Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024 The Oak Creek coal plant is an everyday contributor to customers' electric power supply, one that is being replaced by solar and wind power. Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024 It is typically expressed as the annual change in prices for everyday goods and services such as food, furniture, apparel, transportation and toys. Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Exceedingly Capable and Cost-Effective The Samsung Galaxy A25 offers a large and bright OLED screen, all-day battery life, good everyday performance, and excellent imaging capabilities for an affordable price. PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024 This exercise can help reopen your eyes to enchantment and novelty in your everyday life. Life Kit, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024 As a result, understanding how animals react to these phenomena simply doesn’t have an impact on everyday life. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024 Vogue: How does jewelry play into your everyday life? Jessica Neises, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of everyday was in 1628

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“Everyday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everyday. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

everyday

adjective
ev·​ery·​day ˌev-rē-ˌdā How to pronounce everyday (audio)
: used, suitable for, or seen every day : ordinary
everyday clothes

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