ev·ery·day
ˈev-rē-ˌdā 
ˌev-re-ˈdā
ˌev-re-ˈdā
: encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary
everyday clothes
ev·ery·day·ness
plural -es
: everyday quality : commonplaceness, typicality
paints the objects themselves in all their vulgar everydayness—
Roger Fry
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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
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The Kendra Scott Elisa Pendant Necklace is one of those timeless, everyday pieces that works with almost anything in your closet.
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Adjective
Manager Kurt Suzuki said Guzman will be the everyday third baseman.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
The three listings are expected to tally as much as hundreds of billions of dollars in massive sales, both an opportunity for everyday investors to buy into some of the buzziest AI startups and a major test of the market’s appetite for AI firms.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The Kendra Scott Elisa Pendant Necklace is one of those timeless, everyday pieces that works with almost anything in your closet.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Still, the argument that Lewis’s everyday harmonies and material detail reflect some radical artistic program seems like a stretch.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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“Everyday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everyday. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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everyday
adjective
ev·ery·day
ˌev-rē-ˌdā
: used, suitable for, or seen every day : ordinary
everyday clothes
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