everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˈev-rē-ˌdā  ˌev-re-ˈdā 

: encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary

everyday clothes

everydayness

ˌev-rē-ˈdā-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• average
• common
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• garden-variety
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• standard
• standard-issue
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• usual
• workaday

Examples of everyday in a Sentence

Don't let the problems of everyday life get you down.

we're just an everyday family, with a dog and a cat and bills to pay

Recent Examples on the Web

This in turn helped reduce our everyday frizz, creating softer and shinier locks. —Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024

Read More: What Martin Luther King Jr. Said at the March on Washington About Police Brutality Far from the TV cameras and reporter’s eye, in small towns and cities like Tuscaloosa, everyday Black citizens persevered despite the overwhelming power of police and white citizens. —John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024

For now, his role as an everyday shortstop remains unchanged. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024

An Age-by-Age Guide to Teaching Kids About Honesty Children can start comprehending the basic idea of money at as young as three years old, and parents can aid that understanding by introducing some simple financial lessons into everyday life, adds Ellis. —Mia Taylor, Parents, 5 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˌev-rē-ˌdā 

: used, suitable for, or seen every day : ordinary

everyday clothes