quotidian
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quotidian
- /kwə(ʊ)ˈtɪdɪən/ UK
- /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪdiən
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien, Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source, Latin cottīdiānus, quōtīdiānus (“happening every day”), from adverb cottīdiē, quōtīdiē (“every day, daily”), from an unattested adjective derived from quot (“how many”) + locative form of diēs (“day”).
adjective more quotidian · most quotidian
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Happening every day; daily.
I know that the government's daily idea to solve the country's law and order problem is not meant to be taken too seriously, but every now and again I am moved to raise an eyebrow at the quotidian suggestion.
Similar: circadian, diurnal, daily, hemeral, nychthemeral, per diem, quotidian
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Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
The story or the painting would serve to connect the part with the whole, the event with the myth, the quotidian with the sacred.
Similar: commonplace, everyday, mundane, normal, ordinary, average, basic, bog-standard, common, common as bums, common as dirt, common as muck
- Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc). Quotidian periodicity we find in greater or less degree in nearly all fevers, particularly in fevers associated with suppuration.
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Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
His life took on a quotidian humdrum.
Similar: boring, dull, mundane, unsatisfying, unstimulating, banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace, bland
noun quotidians
- A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. If I could meet that Fancie-monger, I would giue him some good counsel, for he seemes to haue the Quotidian of Loue vpon him.
- A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy.
- Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class. More than opposable thumbs and the invention of the flinthead axe, it was our ability to transcend the quotidian by weaving tales of awe and wonder that set us apart from the beasts.
Translations
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adj daily
| Español | cotidiano, cuotidiano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 毎日の mainichi no, 日課の nikka no |
| Português | cotidiano, quotidiano |
| Français | quotidien, quotidienne |
| Deutsch | täglich wiederkehrend, täglich |
| Italiano | quotidiano |
| Română | cotidian, de fiece zi |
| Русский | ежедне́вный ježednévnyj, повседневный povsednevnyj, обыденный obydennyj |
| العربية | يَوْمِيّ yawmiyy |
adj common, mundane
| Español | cotidiano, cuotidiano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 日常の nichijō no |
| 中文 | 日常 rìcháng |
| Português | cotidiano, quotidiano |
| Français | ordinaire, commun, passe-partout |
| Deutsch | alltäglich |
| Română | cotidian, obișnuit, banal |
| Русский | бана́льный banálʹnyj, избитый izbityj, неоригинальный neoriginalʹnyj, заурядный zaurjadnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | tầm thường |
| العربية | مُعْتَاد muʕtād, يَوْمِيّ yawmiyy |
noun quotidian fever
| Español | cotidiano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 毎日熱 mainichi-netsu |
| Deutsch | tägliches Fieber |
| Русский | маляри́я с ежедневными приступами maljaríja s ježednevnymi pristupami |
noun a daily allowance
| Русский | суточная но́рма рациона sutočnaja nórma raciona, суточное дово́льствие sutočnoje dovólʹstvije |
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title = {quotidian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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