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Pronunciation / Transliteration: feˈrjaːle
"Indossava abiti da lavoro feriali."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Ordinary, everyday, or routine; characteristic of daily work rather than special occasions.
"She traded her workaday worries for a relaxing weekend in the mountains." - 2
Practical and matter-of-fact, sometimes implying a lack of imagination or excitement.
"The novel offered a surprisingly workaday view of an extraordinary historical event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'work' (from Old English 'weorc') and 'day' (from Old English 'dæg'). Originally used in the late 15th century to denote ordinary working days as opposed to holidays or Sabbaths, it gradually evolved to describe anything characteristic of daily routine, commonplace, or lacking unusual distinction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Workaday" is said worldwide
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quotidien
Transliteration: kɔ.ti.djɛ̃
"Il a échappé à sa routine quotidienne."
alltäglich
Transliteration: ˈaltˌtɛːklɪç
"Das ist ein alltägliches Problem im Büro."
feriale
Transliteration: feˈrjaːle
"Indossava abiti da lavoro feriali."
cotidiano
Transliteration: ko.tiˈðja.no
"Se cansó de la monotonía de la vida cotidiana."
cotidiano
Transliteration: ko.ti.dʒiˈɐ̃.nu
"Ela enfrentou os desafios cotidianos com coragem."
दैनिक
Transliteration: dainik
"यह उसकी दैनिक दिनचर्या का हिस्सा है।"
平凡的
Transliteration: píng fán de
"他厌倦了平凡的日常工作。"
일상적인
Transliteration: ilsangjeogin
"그는 평범하고 일상적인 삶을 살고 있다."
日常の
Transliteration: nichijō no
"彼女は日常の雑務から解放された。"
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