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Daily vs Dairy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between daily and dairy

is that daily is quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day while dairy is referring to products produced from milk.

As nouns the difference between daily and dairy

is that daily is a newspaper that is published every day while dairy is a place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.

As an adverb daily

is quotidianly, every day.

daily

English

Adjective

(-)
  • quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day
  • * Bible, Matthew vi. 11
  • Give us this day our daily bread.
  • * Macaulay
  • Bunyan has told us that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
  • * Milton
  • Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.
  • diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly
  • Adverb

    (-)
  • quotidianly, every day
  • diurnally, by daylight
  • Noun

    (dailies)
  • a newspaper 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.
  • Synonyms

    * daily help * daily maid (woman only)

    See also

    * quotidian * everyday

    dairy

    English

    (wikipedia dairy)

    Noun

    (dairies)
  • A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
  • A dairy farm.
  • A shop selling dairy products.
  • (also dairy products'' or ''dairy produce ) Products produced from milk.
  • (New Zealand) A corner-store, superette or 'mini-mart' of some description.
  • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * dairymaid * nondairy

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to products produced from milk.
  • Referring to the milk production and processing industries
  • (British) On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
  • Anagrams

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