workaday

adjective

work·​a·​day ˈwər-kə-ˌdā How to pronounce workaday (audio)
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1
: of, relating to, or suited for working days
workaday clothes
2
: ordinary, prosaic
workaday activities
a workaday life

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Their vacation provided a welcome change from their workaday life. the workaday struggles and concerns of the average person
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The coffee shop never earned a Michelin star (nor has Mel’s) but its workaday American fare won a following. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The tense and agonizing switch is a pure state of melodrama, a transcendent form of tragedy striking in the banal core of workaday society. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 For archiving or workaday tasks, a hard disk drive gives storage at a much lower cost per gigabyte. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Since the conflagration of 1871, brick has been the workaday material of choice throughout the city’s neighborhoods. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workaday

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier workyday, from obsolete workyday, noun workday

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of workaday was in 1554

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workable
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work against (someone)
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workaday

adjective
work·​a·​day ˈwər-kə-ˌdā How to pronounce workaday (audio)
: everyday
workaday clothes
workaday activities
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