everyday

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

Synonyms of everyday

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

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

Simmons owns all of them, using the small ones for wine and the medium ones as everyday glasses. —Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026

If serums are your everyday staples, ampoules are basically boosters—typically more tightly concentrated with actives and designed to kick your results up a notch. —Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026

Factors like greenhouse gas emissions, production methods, and energy sources are difficult even for industry professionals to fully assess—let alone everyday consumers. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026

Looking more broadly, the reason for that debt across Western populations is to pay for everyday essentials. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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
• microarray

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Kids Definition

everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˌev-rē-ˌdā 

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

everyday clothes