everydayness en · NOUN
Etymology
From everyday + -ness. Compare the similarly-formed German Alltäglichkeit (alltäglich + -keit).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
Lily reaches into the everydayness of our lives to expose, not only the overall lack of consciousness in American society, but our personal faux-pas's in relating as human beings.
1977 April 1, Steven Blevins, “Out On The Town”, in Gay Community News, page 12:... brings tranquilized self-assurance... into the average everydayness of Dasein.
2000, Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves, page 25:
- (countable, usually) The product or result of happening every day, or frequently.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| everydaynesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
commonness · normality · regularity · normalcy · normalness
Translations (1)
de Alltäglichkeit (state of happening every day)