What does "daily" mean?
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
Daily
/ˈdeɪli/ adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang
adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
- Grammar: daily is listed as adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: always, annual, at all times, biannual.
- Useful contrasts: annual yield, fortnightly, hebdomadal.
- Usage evidence: Most people write about their daily life.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
"In the home office these dailies may be filed under one of two methods. Geographically by the territory controlled by an Agency, filing the dailies by their numbers back of the guide indicating the locality. Geographically as above, but filing the dailies by expiration date instead of by their numbers."
- 2 a newspaper that is published every day wordnet
- 3 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
- 4 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; A cleaner who comes in daily. UK
- 5 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; A daily disposable. UK, slang
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- 6 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
- 7 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; A daily driver. US, colloquial
- 8 Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.; Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day. US
Verb
- 1 To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks. US, colloquial
- 2 To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks. US, broadly, colloquial
Adjective
- 1 That occurs every day, or at least every working day. not-comparable
"Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally"
- 2 Diurnally: by daylight. archaic, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions wordnet
- 2 of or belonging to or occurring every day wordnet
Adverb
- 1 quotidianly, every day not-comparable
- 2 diurnally, by daylight not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 every day; without missing a day wordnet
- 2 gradually and progressively wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Antonyms
Example
"Most people write about their daily life."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "daily"?
Common synonyms include: always, annual, at all times, biannual, biennial, bimonthly.
How do you use "daily" in a sentence?
Most people write about their daily life.
How do you pronounce "daily"?
Pronounced /ˈdeɪli/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day + -ly.