daily

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adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, made, or acted upon every day

daily needs

b

: issued every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

c

: of or providing for every day

a daily schedule

2

a

: reckoned by the day

average daily wage

b

: covering the period of or based on a day

daily statistics

daily

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adverb

1

: every day

Take one pill twice daily.

2

: every weekday

They serve lunch at school daily.

daily

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noun

plural dailies

1

: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday

2

dailies plural : unedited movie footage processed or shared immediately after shooting for review by the cinematographer, director, or producer : rush entry 3 sense 6

3

: a quest or task in a video game that resets every day and for which a small bonus is given when completed

4

British, old-fashioned : a servant who works on a daily basis

Synonyms of daily

Adjective

• continuous
• recurrent
• day-to-day
• continual
• diurnal
• continued
• regular

Noun

• servant
• housekeeper
• domestic
• steward
• maid

Examples of daily in a Sentence

Adjective

It has changed every aspect of daily life.

I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.

daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face

There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.

She reads the daily paper each morning.

Their average daily wage is only five dollars.

She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.

Noun

the city's two largest dailies

hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

China claims the self-governing island as part of its territory, and has sent fighter jets and navy ships to the island on a daily basis as part of military exercises. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Following totality, seismic noise quickly returned — and even climbed above the monthly average — as people resumed traveling and daily routines. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Adverb

Despite a ceasefire announced in October 2025, Gaza has seen at least 300 children killed in 300 days, averaging one child daily, prompting UNICEF to declare the agreement a failure. — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Many Mexico residents make this trek daily to work or study in the US, spending up to several hours in line. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Noun

In-demand Los Angeles projectionist Taylor Umphenour, an Imax consultant who has worked with Nolan on his dailies, helped oversee the design and construction. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

The alliance compared the number of people moving to the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan daily to other major cities. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing daily

• daily bread
• daily double
• daily dozen

Rhymes for daily

• bailee
• bailie
• baily
• gaily
• gayly
• scaly
• israeli
• ukulele

Kids Definition

daily

1 of 2 adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

b

: of or relating to every day

daily visitor

2

: figured in terms of one day

daily wages

daily adverb

daily

2 of 2 noun

plural dailies

: a newspaper published every weekday