dailiness

noun

dai·​li·​ness ˈdā-lē-nəs How to pronounce dailiness (audio)
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: daily or routine quality : ordinariness
the dailiness of family life

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The dailiness of life is honored here — its no surprise E.B. White wrote most of his pieces while living in Maine, slowing it all down to notice even a small barn spider and her web. — Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023 But that dailiness is heightened, sometimes even exalted, as Smith imbues it with a sense of drama and mystery. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023

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First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dailiness was in 1565

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“Dailiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dailiness. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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