everyday
/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.47 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
adj
adj
Commonplace or ordinary during daytime.
adv
Misspelling of every day (compare everywhere, everyway, etc.).
Example Sentences
- "1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 4: The engine-burglar, When they had gone, Bobbie put on her everyday frock, and went down to the railway."
- "Then you came in. I heard your rumbling voice Out in the kitchen, and I don't know why, But I went near to see with my own eyes. You could sit there with the stains on your shoes Of the fresh earth from your own baby's grave And talk about your everyday concerns.[…]"
- "Although it is an everyday virus, there is something about influenza that inspires awe."
- "By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America."
- "For Everyday Recording / For example: Programme time for timer recording every day from 20:00–22:45 on timer programme number 7. Programming for everyday recording can be made on any of the timer programme numbers 1–7. […] For Everyweek Recording / For Example: Programming a timer recording for a TV programme that is broadcast every week on Sunday, from 20:00 to 22:45."
- "“What kind of place do you live in! Every time we turn around, somebody else is getting killed!” / “Believe me, it’s not an everyday occurrence.” An everyweek occurrence lately, however."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: everidayes