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quotidian
[kwoh-tid-ee-uhn]
adjective
occurring as part of the normal or expected order of things; usual or customary; everyday.
Her biographer delved into the most routine and quotidian parts of her life to paint a fuller picture of his subject.
of no special quality or interest; ordinary; commonplace.
His paintings are pleasant to look at, but show nothing more than quotidian talent.
done, happening, or given daily.
We recommend quotidian dialysis for the patient.
(of a fever or disease) characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms.
Malarial fevers tend to be quotidian, with daily attacks lasting up to 12 hours before abating.
noun
something that is characteristic of everyday life.
Their writing focuses on the quotidian and mundane.
It's easy to get stuck in the quotidian and forget to try new things.
Archaic.a fever or disease characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms.
quotidian
/ əʊˈɪɪə /
adjective
(esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily
everyday; commonplace
noun
a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily
Other 51Թ Forms
- quotidianly adverb
- quotidianness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quotidian1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quotidian1
Example Sentences
Thus, the challenge of continuously documenting and sounding the alarm about how abnormal and dangerous the Age of Trump is while never normalizing it as being somehow quotidian, and therefore numbing.
With Norm, the quotidian was never just the quotidian.
Instead, the murders happen around her, and for quotidian reasons.
The stories are never all that extraordinary or shocking, but more quotidian, community-based and family-oriented, and “The Unbreakable Boy” is just that.
He proposed basing it on this quotidian word song cycle in conjunction with the existing instrumental pieces, and weaving the result into an interactive film piece.
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