Diurnal

//daɪˈɜːnəl//

Synonyms for "diurnal" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Strong matches (11)

Adjective(3 words)
circadiandailydaytime

Related words (19)

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etymologically related_to

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similar

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Translations

95 translations across 39 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἡμερινός adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Arabic

1 entries
  • نَهَارِيّ adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • gündəlik adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • дзённы adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • штодзё́нны adj (done once every day)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • всекидне́вен adj (done once every day)
  • дне́вен adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • ежедне́вен adj (done once every day)

Catalan

3 entries
  • diürn adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • diürn adj (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day)
  • diürnal noun (book of canonical offices)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 日間的 /日间的 adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Czech

2 entries
  • denní adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • denní adj (done once every day)

Dutch

2 entries
  • dagactief adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • dagelijks adj (done once every day)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • taga adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Finnish

4 entries
  • diurnaalinen adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • jokapäiväinen adj (done once every day)
  • päivittäinen adj (having a daily cycle)
  • päivittäinen adj (done once every day)

French

4 entries
  • diurne adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • diurne adj (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day)
  • journalier adj (having a daily cycle)
  • journalier adj (done once every day)

Galician

1 entries
  • diurno adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

German

4 entries
  • diurnal adj (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day)
  • einmal pro Tag adj (done once every day)
  • jeden Tag adj (having a daily cycle)
  • tagaktiv adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Greek

3 entries
  • ημερήσιος adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • ημερήσιος adj (having a daily cycle)
  • ημερήσιος adj (done once every day)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • napi adj (done once every day)
  • nappali adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • diurnálé noun (book of canonical offices)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • dagdýr adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Irish

1 entries
  • laethúil adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Italian

3 entries
  • diurno adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • diurnale noun (book of canonical offices)
  • diurno noun (book of canonical offices)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 日中の adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • 昼間の adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Korean

3 entries
  • 날의 adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • 하루 동안의 adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • 하루의 adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Latin

1 entries
  • diurnus adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • дневен adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Māori

1 entries
  • moepō adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Persian

3 entries
  • روزانه adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • روزانه adj (having a daily cycle)
  • روزی یک بار adj (done once every day)

Polish

1 entries
  • dzienny adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • diurno adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • diurno adj (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day)
  • diário adj (having a daily cycle)
  • diário adj (done once every day)

Russian

2 entries
  • дневно́й adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • ежедне́вный adj (done once every day)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • dnȇvnī adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • дне̑внӣ adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Slovak

4 entries
  • denný adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • denný adj (done once every day)
  • každodenný adj (having a daily cycle)
  • každodenný adj (done once every day)

Slovene

4 entries
  • cirkadiaden adj (having a daily cycle)
  • dneven adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • dneven adj (having a daily cycle)
  • dneven adj (done once every day)

Spanish

1 entries
  • diurno adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Swedish

1 entries
  • dags adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Tajik

1 entries
  • рӯзона adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Turkish

4 entries
  • gün be gün adj (done once every day)
  • gündüz hareketli olan adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • gündüzcül adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • günlük adj (done once every day)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • де́нний adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
  • де́нний adj (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day)
  • добови́й adj (having a daily cycle)
  • щоде́нний adj (done once every day)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • kunduzgi adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Welsh

1 entries
  • dyddiol adj (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

West-Frisian

2 entries
  • deisk adj (done once every day)
  • deistich adj (done once every day)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The net gravitational field at any point on the surface of the earth is the sum of the gravitational fields of all the masses in the universe; hence it displays diurnal and seasonal variations and variations with the phases of the moon and Jupiter; and those variations vary with latitude: if you live far from the poles, you weigh more at night.

Source: tatoeba (2125739)

I tried to explain to my mother that humans are diurnal species, that it isn't good to stay up all night and keep irregular hours, but you know my mom, she doesn't listen to reason.

Source: tatoeba (10913288)

Cheetahs are diurnal because their hunting technique relies on sight.

Source: tatoeba (11576379)

Degus make lovely pets: they are diurnal and hence are awake when you are.

Source: tatoeba (12059981)

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