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Quotidian

/kwəˈtɪdɪən/

A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria.

📖 Definitions of "Quotidian"

noun
  1. 1

    A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria.

  2. 2

    A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy.

  3. 3

    (usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class.

adjective
  1. 1

    Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).

  2. 2

    Happening every day; daily.

  3. 3

    Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly; commonplace, ordinary, mundane.

🔄 Synonyms of "Quotidian"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
mundanenounOrdinary; not new.
ordinarynounA person with authority; authority, ordinance.
routinenounA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
unremarkableNot remarkable.
everydaynounAppropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
workadaynounSuitable for everyday use.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Quotidian"

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WordDefinition
everydaynounAppropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
workadaynounSuitable for everyday use.
routinenounA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
mundanenounOrdinary; not new.
ordinarynounA person with authority; authority, ordinance.
unremarkableNot remarkable.
dailynounThat occurs every day, or at least every working day.
quotidiena French television show, first broadcast 12 September 2016 on the channel TMC.
diurnalnounA flower that opens only in the day.
dailienounObsolete form of daily. [That occurs every day, or at least every working day.]
daytimenounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
daylyMisspelling of daily. [That occurs every day, or at least every working day.]
per diemnounA daily stipend.
diarynounA daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
journalnounA diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
du jour(by extension) Currently stylish; en vogue; trendy; favoured now but likely temporary; latest.
dayflyingverb(of a moth) Flying by day; diurnal.
daylongWhich lasts a day, or approximately so.
dayslongLasting several or many days.
demicnoun(ecology) Of or pertaining to a deme

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