daily

== English == === Alternative forms === dayly (archaic, obsolete) === Pronunciation === enPR: dāli, IPA(key): /ˈdeɪli/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈɖeli/ (South India) IPA(key): /ˈɖɛjli/, /ˈɖe(j)li/ Rhymes: -eɪli Hyphenation: dai‧ly === Etymology 1 === From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”). ==== Adjective ==== daily (not comparable) That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day. Coordinate terms: semiweekly, weekly, semimonthly, monthly, bimonthly, biannually, semiannually, biyearly, yearly, annually, biennially Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally (archaic) Diurnal: by daylight. Antonyms: nightly, at night ===== Synonyms ===== journal (obsolete) quotidian per diem ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== daily (plural dailies) Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day. (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily. (UK, slang) A daily disposable. (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards. (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver. (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day. ===== Synonyms ===== (cleaner who comes daily): daily help, daily maid (woman only) (newspaper published every day): daily paper ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== daily (third-person singular simple present dailies, present participle dailying, simple past and past participle dailied) (US, automotive, colloquial) To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks. (US, colloquial, by extension) To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day +‎ -ly. ==== Adverb ==== daily (not comparable) quotidianly, every day diurnally, by daylight ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Lydia, lydia, ylaid