dailiness

noun — 2 senses

dailiness

noun

UK /ˈdeɪlɪnəs/

Etymology From daily + -ness.

1

The state or quality of being daily.

2

Mundanity; ordinariness.

  • I feel for a moment that I understand the whole bright dailiness of our life before this: the morning glances at the bathroom sink, the spit of toothpaste, the cramp and comfort of our hall and living room and kitchen – understand it and also understand that it is gone.2022, Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea, Picador, page 131:

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