quotidian

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kwə(ʊ)ˈtɪdɪən/ (US) IPA(key): /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ Rhymes: -ɪdiən === Adjective === quotidian (comparative more quotidian, superlative most quotidian) Happening every day; daily. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: circadian, diurnal; see also Thesaurus:daily Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: commonplace, everyday; mundane, normal, ordinary; see also Thesaurus:common, Thesaurus:normal (medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc). [from 14th c.] Synonyms: circadian, diurnal Coordinate terms: quartan, tertian Something which is considered humdrum or dull. Synonyms: boring, dull, mundane, unsatisfying, unstimulating; see also Thesaurus:boring ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === practical secular worldly === Noun === quotidian (plural quotidians) (medicine, now rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.] (Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.] (usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== == Interlingua == === Adjective === quotidian (comparative plus quotidian, superlative le plus quotidian) daily ==== Derived terms ==== quotidianmente