diurnal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /daɪˈɜːnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /daɪˈɝ.nəl/ (General-American)
- dī-ûr′nəl (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Doublet of journal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
However, in general, lizards are more diurnal than rattlers, which may be one of the reasons why young rattlers are more diurnal than adults.
1972, Laurence Monroe Klauber, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Volume 1:Most birds are diurnal.
Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring / Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
- (not-comparable) Said of a flower that is open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.
- (not-comparable) Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.
- (not-comparable, uncommon) Done once every day; daily, quotidian.
- (archaic, not-comparable) Published daily.
Antonyms
nocturnal (antonym(s) of “happening or active during the day”) · nightly (antonym(s) of “happening or active during the day”) · nocturnal (antonym(s) of “active or open during the day”) · nondiurnal
Coordinates
vespertine (active or open during the day) · crepuscular (active or open during the day) · matutinal (active or open during the day) · diel (active or open during the day)
Deriveds
bidiurnal · undiurnal · diurnal active photolocation · diurnally · diurnalist · nondiurnal · terdiurnal · diurnalness · equidiurnal · semidiurnal · diurnality · tridiurnal · sesquidiurnal · diurnal motion · diurnal arc · intradiurnal · diurnal aberration
Synonyms
diurnal · daily · daytime · circadian (having a daily cycle)
Translations (90)
uk добови́й (having a daily cycle) · bg дне́вен (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · uz kunduzgi (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · tg рӯзона (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fa روزی یک بار (done once every day) · fy deistich (done once every day) · nl dagelijks (done once every day) · pt diário (done once every day) · fi päiväaikainen (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ca diürn (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · pl dzienny (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fa روزانه (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · de diurnal (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · grc ἡμερινός (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · uk де́нний (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · de täglich (done once every day) · sk každodenný (done once every day) · fr diurne (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · pt diário (having a daily cycle) · bg всекидне́вен (done once every day) · nl dagactief (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ko 하루의 (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fr journalier (having a daily cycle) · tr gündüzcül (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fr journalier (done once every day) · el ημερήσιος (having a daily cycle) · sk denný (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi vuorokausi- (having a daily cycle) · cmn 日間的 /日间的 (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi päivittäinen (done once every day) · uk щоде́нний (done once every day) · sl cirkadiaden (having a daily cycle) · fi diurnaalinen (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi jokapäiväinen (done once every day) · de tagtäglich (having a daily cycle) · fa روزانه (having a daily cycle) · pt diurno (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · be штодзё́нны (done once every day) · sl dneven (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi vuorokautinen (having a daily cycle) · el ημερήσιος (done once every day) · az gündəlik (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · pt diurno (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · eo taga (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · sv dags- (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · de jeden Tag (having a daily cycle) · hu nappali (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ar نَهَارِيّ (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ga laethúil (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · hu napi (done once every day) · it diurno (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi päiväksi kukkansa avaava (botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day) · mi moepō (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · tr günlük (done once every day) · fi päiväaktiivinen (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ru дневно́й (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · la diurnus (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ko 날의 (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · gl diurno (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · sl dneven (having a daily cycle) · sh дне̑внӣ (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · kk күндізгі (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi päivä- (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · uk де́нний (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · tr gündüz hareketli olan (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ko 하루 동안의 (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · is dagdýr (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · bg ежедне́вен (done once every day) · sk každodenný (having a daily cycle) · de einmal pro Tag (done once every day) · es diurno (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ja 日中の (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · sl dneven (done once every day) · sk denný (done once every day) · ru ежедне́вный (done once every day) · fy deisk (done once every day) · tr gün be gün (done once every day) · cs denní (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · cs denní (done once every day) · el ημερήσιος (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fr diurne (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fi päivittäinen (having a daily cycle) · mk дневен (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ja 昼間の (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · ca diürn (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · fr quotidien (done once every day) · de tagaktiv (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · be дзённы (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · sh dnȇvnī (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) · cy dyddiol (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)