dailiness

English

Etymology

From daily +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪlɪnəs/

Noun

dailiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being daily.
  2. Mundanity; ordinariness.
    • 2022, Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea, Picador, page 131:
      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.

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