Everyday vs Every - What's the difference?
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appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions
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commonplace, ordinary
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(rare) the ordinary or routine day or occasion
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As an adjective everyday
is appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.As an adverb everyday
is .As a noun everyday
is (rare) the ordinary or routine day or occasion.As a proper noun every is
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Adjective
(-)- When they had gone, Bobbie put on her everyday frock, and went down to the railway.
- Although it is an everyday virus, there is something about influenza that inspires awe.
Synonyms
* mundane * quotidian * routine * unremarkable * workadayAdverb
(head)Usage notes
When describing the frequency of an event, it is considered correct to separate the individual words: every hour'', ''every day'', ''every week , etc.Noun
(-)every
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Alternative forms
* ev’ry (poetic) * euery (obsolete)Determiner
(en determiner)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}