adj
quotidian
Quotidian (adj) means happening or done every single day.
adj
1
Happening or done every single day.
2
Typical of things you see or experience very often, almost every day.
"They are finding the remains of ovens for smelting copper and preparing food as well as quotidian objects such as mats and storage pots."
— Alexander Stille, The World’s Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great Pyramids (2015)
"Grids are used for such quotidian items as stationery, business cards, mailing labels, hang tags, instruction manuals, etc."
— Steven Heller, Eddie S Glaude (2010)
3
(of symptoms or an illness) Coming back every twenty-four hours, or generally every day.
4
Ordinary and rather boring.
"Their careers, although often high paying, prestigious and meaningful (at least to an outsider looking in), had become boring, quotidian, dull, unstimulating, and repetitive."
— Ingrid E. Cummings, The Vigorous Mind (2008)
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Etymology
Came from Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien and Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source, Latin cottīdiānus, quōtīdiānus (“happening every day”), from the adverb cottīdiē, quōtīdiē (“every day, daily”), itself from an unattested adjective formed from quot (“how many”) and a locative form of diēs (“day”).
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What is the meaning of quotidian?
"quotidian" (adj) means happening or done every single day.
What is another word for quotidian?
Other words for "quotidian" include unremarkable, routine, workaday, mundane, everyday.
What is the opposite of quotidian?
Opposites of "quotidian" include rare, remarkable.
What are the different meanings of quotidian?
"quotidian" has 3 main meanings: 1. Happening or done every single day; 2. Typical of things you see or experience very often, almost every day; 3. (of symptoms or an illness) Coming back every twenty-four hours, or generally every day.
