quotidian

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ UK /kwɒˈtɪdiən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
of or occurring every day; ordinary and commonplace

He found unexpected beauty in the quotidian routines of village life.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of or occurring every day;... daily everyday ordinary commonplace mundane routine banal

Opposites

extraordinary exceptional rare unusual

Word family

Derived forms quotidianly

Related forms diurnal diary journal

Etymology

From Old French cotidian, from Latin quotidianus ('daily'), from quotidie ('every day'), from quot ('how many, as many as') + dies ('day').

quotidianus Latin quot Latin dies Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# quotidian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
**IPA (UK):** /kwɒˈtɪdiən/

## Meanings
1. of or occurring every day; ordinary and commonplace

## Examples
- He found unexpected beauty in the quotidian routines of village life.

## Synonyms
- daily
- everyday
- ordinary
- commonplace
- mundane
- routine
- banal

## Antonyms
- extraordinary
- exceptional
- rare
- unusual

## Derived Forms
- quotidianly

## Related Forms
- diurnal
- diary
- journal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: quotidianus
- Root: quot
- Root: dies

## Etymology
From Old French cotidian, from Latin quotidianus ('daily'), from quotidie ('every day'), from quot ('how many, as many as') + dies ('day').

## AI Etymology
Quotidian comes from Old French cotidian, from Latin quotidianus ('daily'), from quotidie ('every day'), from quot ('how many, as many as') + dies ('day'). The historical trail runs through Latin quotidianus, Latin quot and Latin dies. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means of or occurring every day; ordinary and commonplace. Derived formations include quotidianly; related forms include diurnal, diary, journal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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