Habitual vs Daily - What's the difference?
habitual | daily | Related terms |
Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Regular or usual.
quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day
* Bible, Matthew vi. 11
* Macaulay
* Milton
diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly
quotidianly, every day
diurnally, by daylight
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.
Habitual is a related term of daily.
As adjectives the difference between habitual and daily
is that habitual is behaving in a regular manner, as a habit while daily is quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day.As an adverb daily is
quotidianly, every day.As a noun daily is
a newspaper that is published every day.habitual
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Alternative forms
* habituall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He's a habitual chainsmoker .
- Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust .
- Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table .
Derived terms
* habituallydaily
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Adjective
(-)- Give us this day our daily bread.
- Bunyan has told us that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
- Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.