päivittäinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• daily adj Happening or done every day.
• diurnal adj Taking place, or most active, during the day rather than at night.
• quotidian adj Happening or done every single day.

Senses

päivittäinen is used for these senses in English:

• daily That occurs every day, or at least every working day.
• diurnal Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.
• diurnal (uncommon) Done once every day; daily, quotidian.
• quotidian Happening every day; daily. [from 15th c.]

daily — full definition

1. adj Happening or done every day.
2. noun A newspaper published every day.
3. adv Every day; once each day.

diurnal — full definition

1. adj Taking place, or most active, during the day rather than at night.
2. adj Describes a flower that opens or gives off scent in the daytime but not at night.
3. adj Following a pattern that repeats once every 24 hours, such as a tide or body cycle.
4. adj Happening every day.

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