daily

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adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, made, or acted upon every day

daily needs

b

: issued every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

c

: of or providing for every day

a daily schedule

2

a

: reckoned by the day

average daily wage

b

: covering the period of or based on a day

daily statistics

daily

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adverb

1

: every day

Take one pill twice daily.

2

: every weekday

They serve lunch at school daily.

daily

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noun

plural dailies

1

: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday

2

dailies plural : unedited movie footage processed or shared immediately after shooting for review by the cinematographer, director, or producer : rush entry 3 sense 6

3

: a quest or task in a video game that resets every day and for which a small bonus is given when completed

4

British, old-fashioned : a servant who works on a daily basis

Synonyms of daily

Adjective

• continuous
• recurrent
• day-to-day
• continual
• diurnal
• continued
• regular

Noun

• servant
• housekeeper
• domestic
• steward
• maid

Examples of daily in a Sentence

Adjective

It has changed every aspect of daily life.

I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.

daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face

There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.

She reads the daily paper each morning.

Their average daily wage is only five dollars.

She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.

Noun

the city's two largest dailies

hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As a result, officials said the daily fines accumulated into a $55,650 lien. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area. — Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Adverb

The strongest benefits appeared when participants took at least 600 milligrams daily for eight weeks or longer. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Iranian drone and missile attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have continued almost daily. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Noun

The company’s tools allow filmmakers to build an AI model using production dailies to help enhance post-production work such as mixing, relighting shots and adding visual effects, forgoing typical visual generative efforts. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 July 2026

Her workout regimen is rounded out by cardio, which includes weekend tennis matches and near-daily walks. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing daily

• daily bread
• daily double
• daily dozen

Rhymes for daily

• bailee
• bailie
• baily
• gaily
• gayly
• scaly
• israeli
• ukulele

Kids Definition

daily

1 of 2 adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

b

: of or relating to every day

daily visitor

2

: figured in terms of one day

daily wages

daily adverb

daily

2 of 2 noun

plural dailies

: a newspaper published every weekday