Quotidian: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Quotidian adjective. Happening every day, and so ordinary or commonplace.
How to say it
kwo-TID-ee-un/kwɒˈtɪdɪən/ · American /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (TID).
Quotidian in a sentence
She finds poetry in quotidian things: the kettle, the bus queue, the post.
After the holiday came the quotidian round of school runs and emails.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- everyday
- daily
- mundane
- routine
Opposite:
- extraordinary
Where quotidian comes from
From Latin quotidianus, daily, from quotidie, every day.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
After the holiday came the _____ round of school runs and emails.
- concurrent
- quotidian
- continual
Show the answer
quotidian: After the holiday came the quotidian round of school runs and emails.