adj · adv · name · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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dāli
/ˈdeɪli/
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India, North:/ˈɖeli/
India, South:/ˈɖɛjli/
India, South:/ˈɖe(j)li/
rhymes with -eɪli
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally
daily life
on a daily basis
He follows a strict daily routine.
The daily newspaper arrives each morning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: circadianly, diurnally
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Diurnal: by daylight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nightly, at night
3
adv
Meaning 3
quotidianly, every day
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
diurnally, by daylight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
A cleaner who comes in daily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
A daily disposable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
A daily driver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly, colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
casual clothes
everyday clothes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: casual, everyday
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective satellite
Meaning 16
of or belonging to or occurring every day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
daily routine
a daily paper
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: day-to-day, day-by-day, day-after-day
Antonyms: none provided
17
adverb
Meaning 17
every day; without missing a day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he stops by daily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
adverb
Meaning 18
gradually and progressively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his health weakened day by day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: day by day
Antonyms: none provided
19
noun
Meaning 19
a newspaper that is published every day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newspaper, paper
History
Etymology
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”).
From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
302 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
daagliks
— that occurs every day
Arabic:
يَوْمِيّ
(yawmiyy)
— that occurs every day
Armenian:
օրական
(ōrakan)
— that occurs every day
Assamese:
নিতৌ
(nitou)
— that occurs every day
Assamese:
দৈনিক
(doinik)
— that occurs every day
Assamese:
নিতে
(nite)
— that occurs every day
Assamese:
দৈনন্দিন
(doinondin)
— that occurs every day
Assamese:
প্ৰতিদিনে
(protidine)
— that occurs every day
Azerbaijani:
gündəlik
— that occurs every day
Basque:
eguneroko
— that occurs every day
Belarusian:
штодзё́нны
(štodzjónny)
— that occurs every day
Belarusian:
штосу́тачны
(štosútačny)
— that occurs every day
Central Bikol:
aro-aldaw
— that occurs every day
Bulgarian:
всекидне́вен
(vsekidnéven)
— that occurs every day
Bulgarian:
ежедне́вен
(ežednéven)
— that occurs every day
Burmese:
နေ့စဉ်
(ne.cany)
— that occurs every day
Catalan:
diari
— that occurs every day
Catalan:
quotidià
— that occurs every day
Cherokee:
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ
(tsugitsvnvda)
— that occurs every day
Chinese Mandarin:
每天的
(měitiān de)
— that occurs every day
Czech:
denní
— that occurs every day
Old Czech:
denní
— that occurs every day
Dalmatian:
cotidiun
— that occurs every day
Danish:
daglig
— that occurs every day
Dutch:
dagelijks
— that occurs every day
Esperanto:
ĉiutaga
— that occurs every day
Estonian:
igapäevane
— that occurs every day
Faroese:
dagligur
— that occurs every day
Finnish:
päivittäinen
— that occurs every day
French:
quotidien
— that occurs every day
French:
journalier
— that occurs every day
Galician:
diario m diaria
— that occurs every day
Galician:
cotián
— that occurs every day
Georgian:
ყოველდღე
(q̇oveldɣe)
— that occurs every day
Georgian:
ყოველდღიური
(q̇oveldɣiuri)
— that occurs every day
Georgian:
დღიური
(dɣiuri)
— that occurs every day
German:
täglich
— that occurs every day
Middle High German:
allertegelīch
— that occurs every day
Gothic:
𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
(sinteins)
— that occurs every day
Greek:
εφήμερος
(efímeros)
— that occurs every day
Greek:
καθημερινός
(kathimerinós)
— that occurs every day
Ancient Greek:
ἐφήμερος
(ephḗmeros)
— that occurs every day
Ancient Greek:
καθημερινός
(kathēmerinós)
— that occurs every day
Gujarati:
દરરોજ
(darroj)
— that occurs every day
Hawaiian:
i kēlā me kēia lā
— that occurs every day
Hebrew:
יומיומי
(yomiomy)
— that occurs every day
Hebrew:
יומיומית
(yomiomyt)
— that occurs every day
Hindi:
रोज़ाना
(rozānā)
— that occurs every day
Hindi:
दैनिक
(dainik)
— that occurs every day
Hindi:
रोज़ का
(roz kā)
— that occurs every day
Hungarian:
napi
— that occurs every day
Hungarian:
mindennapi
— that occurs every day
Icelandic:
daglegur
— that occurs every day
Ido:
diala
— that occurs every day
Interlingua:
quotidian
— that occurs every day
Irish:
laethúil
— that occurs every day
Italian:
quotidiano
— that occurs every day
Italian:
giornaliero
— that occurs every day
Japanese:
毎日の
(mainichi no)
— that occurs every day
Kapampangan:
aldo-aldo
— that occurs every day
Khmer:
ដែលប្រចាំថ្ងៃ
(dael prɑcham tngay)
— that occurs every day
Korean:
매일의
(maeirui)
— that occurs every day
Central Kurdish:
ڕۆژانە
(rojane)
— that occurs every day
Northern Kurdish:
rojane
— that occurs every day
Lao:
ປະຈໍາວັນ
(pa cham wan)
— that occurs every day
Latin:
quotīdiānus
— that occurs every day
Latin:
cōtīdiānus
— that occurs every day
Luxembourgish:
deeglech
— that occurs every day
Macedonian:
дневен
(dneven)
— that occurs every day
Macedonian:
секојдневен
(sekojdneven)
— that occurs every day
Malay:
harian
— that occurs every day
Malayalam:
ദൈനംദിന
(dainandina)
— that occurs every day
Maltese:
kuljum praċett
— that occurs every day
Norwegian Bokmål:
daglig
— that occurs every day
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dagleg
— that occurs every day
Persian:
روزانه
(ruzâne)
— that occurs every day
Polabian:
dagliťă
— that occurs every day
Polish:
codzienny
— that occurs every day
Portuguese:
diário
— that occurs every day
Portuguese:
quotidiano
— that occurs every day
Romanian:
zilnic
— that occurs every day
Romanian:
cotidian
— that occurs every day
Russian:
ежедне́вный
(ježednévnyj)
— that occurs every day
Russian:
каждодне́вный
(každodnévnyj)
— that occurs every day
Russian:
ежесу́точный
(ježesútočnyj)
— that occurs every day
Sanskrit:
द्यविद्यवि
(dyávidyavi)
— that occurs every day
Scottish Gaelic:
làitheil
— that occurs every day
Serbo-Croatian:
сва̏кодне̄ван
— that occurs every day
Serbo-Croatian:
svȁkodnēvan
— that occurs every day
Slovak:
denný
— that occurs every day
Slovene:
vsakdanji
— that occurs every day
Upper Sorbian:
wšĕdny
— that occurs every day
Spanish:
diario
— that occurs every day
Swahili:
kila siku
— that occurs every day
Swedish:
daglig
— that occurs every day
Sylheti:
ꠙꠂꠔ꠆ꠔꠦꠇ ꠖꠤꠘ
(foittex din)
— that occurs every day
Tagalog:
araw-araw
— that occurs every day
Tajik:
ҳаррӯза
(harrüza)
— that occurs every day
Tajik:
рӯзмарра
(rüzmarra)
— that occurs every day
Tajik:
явмия
(yavmiya)
— that occurs every day
Tamil:
அன்றாட
(aṉṟāṭa)
— that occurs every day
Tamil:
தினசரி
(tiṉacari)
— that occurs every day
Telugu:
రోజువారి
(rōjuvāri)
— that occurs every day
Thai:
ทุกวัน
(túk-wan)
— that occurs every day
Thai:
รายวัน
(raai-wan)
— that occurs every day
Thai:
ประจําวัน
— that occurs every day
Turkish:
günlük
— that occurs every day
Turkish:
gündelik
— that occurs every day
Ukrainian:
щоде́нний
(ščodénnyj)
— that occurs every day
Ukrainian:
щодобови́й
(ščodobovýj)
— that occurs every day
Urdu:
روزانہ
(rozānā)
— that occurs every day
Urdu:
یَومِیَہ
(yaumiyā)
— that occurs every day
Uzbek:
kunlik
— that occurs every day
Vietnamese:
hàng ngày
— that occurs every day
Vietnamese:
hằng ngày
— that occurs every day
Vietnamese:
mỗi ngày
— that occurs every day
Volapük:
aldelik
— that occurs every day
Welsh:
beunyddiol
— that occurs every day
Yiddish:
טעגלעך
(teglekh)
— that occurs every day
Afrikaans:
daagliks
— every day
Ainu:
ケㇱト
(kesto)
— every day
Ainu:
ケㇲト
— every day
Arabic:
يَوْمِيًّا
(yawmiyyan)
— every day
Arabic:
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
(kulla yawmin)
— every day
Armenian:
օրական
(ōrakan)
— every day
Azerbaijani:
hər gün
— every day
Bashkir:
һәр көн
(hər kön)
— every day
Basque:
egunero
— every day
Belarusian:
штодня́
(štodnjá)
— every day
Belarusian:
штодзённа
(štodzjonna)
— every day
Belarusian:
штодзе́нь
(štodzjénʹ)
— every day
Bhojpuri:
रोज
(rōj)
— every day
Breton:
bemdez
— every day
Bulgarian:
всекидне́вно
(vsekidnévno)
— every day
Bulgarian:
ежедне́вно
(ežednévno)
— every day
Catalan:
diàriament
— every day
Chinese Mandarin:
每天
(měitiān)
— every day
Chinese Mandarin:
每日
(měirì)
— every day
Chinese Mandarin:
天天
(tiāntiān)
— every day
Czech:
denně
— every day
Danish:
dagligt
— every day
Dutch:
dagelijks
— every day
Esperanto:
ĉiutage
— every day
Estonian:
iga päev
— every day
Estonian:
päeviti
— every day
Faroese:
dagliga
— every day
Finnish:
päivittäin
— every day
Finnish:
joka päivä
— every day
French:
quotidiennement
— every day
French:
journellement
— every day
French:
tous les jours
— every day
French:
chaque jour
— every day
Galician:
diariamente
— every day
Galician:
decote
— every day
Galician:
acotío
— every day
Galician:
decotío
— every day
German:
täglich
— every day
German:
jeden Tag
— every day
Greek:
ημερησίως
(imerisíos)
— every day
Greek:
καθημερινά
(kathimeriná)
— every day
Greek:
κάθε μέρα
(káthe méra)
— every day
Ancient Greek:
καθ’ ἡμέραν
(kath’ hēméran)
— every day
Haitian Creole:
toulejou
— every day
Hebrew:
מדי יום
(mi'dei yom)
— every day
Hindi:
रोज़
(roz)
— every day
Hindi:
हर रोज़
(har roz)
— every day
Hindi:
हर दिन
(har din)
— every day
Hindi:
प्रतिदिन
(pratidin)
— every day
Hindi:
दैनिक
(dainik)
— every day
Hungarian:
mindennap
— every day
Hungarian:
naponta
— every day
Ido:
diale
— every day
Indonesian:
harian
— every day
Interlingua:
quotidianmente
— every day
Irish:
in éadan an lae
— every day
Italian:
quotidianamente
— every day
Italian:
giornalmente
— every day
Italian:
ogni giorno
— every day
Italian:
tutti i giorni
— every day
Japanese:
毎日
(mainichi)
— every day
Japanese:
日々
(nichinichi)
— every day
Kazakh:
әр күн
(är kün)
— every day
Khmer:
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
(roal tngay)
— every day
Korean:
매일
(maeil)
— every day
Korean:
맨날
(maennal)
— every day
Northern Kurdish:
rojane
— every day
Northern Kurdish:
her roj
— every day
Kyrgyz:
ар күн
(ar kün)
— every day
Latin:
quotīdiē
— every day
Lithuanian:
kasdien
— every day
Macedonian:
секојдневно
(sekojdnevno)
— every day
Malay:
setiap hari
— every day
Malayalam:
ദിവസേന
(divasēna)
— every day
Malayalam:
ദൈനംദിനം
(dainandinaṁ)
— every day
Malayalam:
ദിനംപ്രതി
(dinamprati)
— every day
Norwegian Bokmål:
daglig
— every day
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dagleg
— every day
Polish:
codziennie
— every day
Polish:
co dzień
— every day
Polish:
dziennie
— every day
Polish:
co dnia
— every day
Polish:
każdego dnia
— every day
Portuguese:
diariamente
— every day
Romanian:
zilnic
— every day
Romanian:
cotidian
— every day
Russian:
ежедне́вно
(ježednévno)
— every day
Russian:
ка́ждый день
(káždyj denʹ)
— every day
Russian:
каждодне́вно
(každodnévno)
— every day
Sanskrit:
द्यविद्यवि
(dyávidyavi)
— every day
Serbo-Croatian:
свакодневно
— every day
Serbo-Croatian:
svakodnevno
— every day
Slovak:
denne
— every day
Spanish:
diariamente
— every day
Spanish:
cotidianamente
— every day
Swahili:
kila siku
— every day
Swedish:
dagligen
— every day
Swedish:
varje dag
— every day
Tamil:
தினமும்
(tiṉamum)
— every day
Tamil:
தினம்
(tiṉam)
— every day
Tamil:
அன்றாடு
(aṉṟāṭu)
— every day
Thai:
ทุกวัน
(túk-wan)
— every day
Thai:
ทุก ๆ วัน
(túk-túk-wan)
— every day
Tocharian B:
komt
— every day
Turkish:
her gün
— every day
Turkmen:
her gün
— every day
Ukrainian:
щоде́нно
(ščodénno)
— every day
Ukrainian:
щодня́
(ščodnjá)
— every day
Ukrainian:
ко́жного дня
(kóžnoho dnja)
— every day