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diurnal
- /daɪˈɜːnəl/ UK
- /daɪˈɝ.nəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Where it comes from
From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Doublet of journal.
adjective
- Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time. Most birds are diurnal.
- Said of a flower that is open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.
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Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.
Similar: circadian
- Done once every day; daily, quotidian.
- Published daily.
Similar: daily, daytime, diurnal · Opposite: nocturnal, nightly, nondiurnal
noun diurnals
- A flower that opens only in the day.
- A book containing canonical offices performed during the day, hence not matins.
- A diary or journal. He was by birth, some authors write, / A Russian, some a Muscovite, / And 'mong the Cossacks had been bred, / Of whom we in diurnals read.
- A daily news publication.
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adj happening during daylight; primarily active during the day
| Español | diurno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 날의 narui, 하루의 haruui, 하루 동안의 haru dong'anui |
| 日本語 | 昼間の hiruma no, 日中の nitchū no |
| 中文 | 日間的 /日间的 rìjiān de |
| Português | diurno |
| Français | diurne |
| Deutsch | tagaktiv |
| Italiano | diurno |
| Ελληνικά | ημερήσιος imerísios |
| Русский | дневно́й dnevnój |
| العربية | نَهَارِيّ nahāriyy |
adj botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day
| Português | diurno |
|---|---|
| Français | diurne |
| Deutsch | diurnal |
adj having a daily cycle
| Português | diário |
|---|---|
| Français | journalier |
| Deutsch | tagtäglich, jeden Tag |
| Ελληνικά | ημερήσιος imerísios |
adj done once every day
| Português | diário |
|---|---|
| Français | journalier, quotidien |
| Deutsch | täglich, einmal pro Tag |
| Ελληνικά | ημερήσιος imerísios |
| Русский | ежедне́вный ježednévnyj |
Talk about this word "diurnal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diurnal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diurnal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diurnal "diurnal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diurnal.Cite this
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title = {diurnal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diurnal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
