# workaday

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/ · frequency rank #92,256

## Definitions
1. Suitable for everyday use.
2. Mundane or commonplace.

## Etymology
Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200.

## Source
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