quotidian
Happening every day; dailyHappening every day; daily.
» The film's ending was too quotidian.
Meaning
4 sensesHappening every day; daily.
täglich wiederkehrend, täglich
ежедне́вныйježednévnyj, повседневныйpovsednevnyj, обыденныйobydennyj
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
alltäglich
бана́льныйbanálʹnyj, избитыйizbityj, неоригинальныйneoriginalʹnyj
Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
- found in the ordinary course of events
Examples
2 sentencesThe film's ending was too quotidian.
Quotidian life bores me.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien, Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source,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”).
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Forms
more quotidian, most quotidian| Comparative | more quotidian Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most quotidian Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
103 synonyms- found in the ordinary course of events:everydaymundaneroutineunremarkableworkaday
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form