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dailiness

UK/ˈdeɪlɪnəs/

dailiness noun: the state or quality of being daily.

Noun

dailiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being daily.
  2. Mundanity; ordinariness.
    • I feel for a moment that I understand the whole bright dailiness of our life before this: the morning glances at the bathroom sink, the spit of toothpaste, the cramp and comfort of our hall and living room and kitchen – understand it and also understand that it is gone.2022, Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea, Picador, page 131

Origin of dailiness

From daily + -ness.

Questions about dailiness

What does dailiness mean?
Dailiness means the state or quality of being daily.
What part of speech is dailiness?
Dailiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce dailiness?
Dailiness is pronounced /ˈdeɪlɪnəs/ (UK).

Words near dailiness in the dictionary

  1. Daileys
  2. dailie
  3. dailied
  4. dailies
  5. dailily
  6. dailiness
  7. Daillencourt
  8. Dailly
  9. daily
  10. daily average revenue trades
  11. daily beater

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