Quotidian

Definition

 adjective

1. occurring daily

 Last week I began a program of quotidian exercising.

2. ordinary, mundane, commonplace

I dreamed of escaping my quotidian reality.

3. (medicine) illness characterized by daily convulsions

Word Origin

Middle English cotidian < Old French < Latin cotidianus (or quotidianus) < cotidie (daily)

quot (how many) + dies (day)

 

Antonyms/near Antonyms

for meaning 1: occasional, infrequent, irregular

for meaning 2: unusual, rare