diary

CEFRA1

/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A book for writing private thoughts and daily events.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A personal organizer or appointment diary.

Examples

  • She writes her private thoughts in a secret diary every night.

  • The best way to master English composition is to keep a diary in English.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To keep a diary or journal.

  2. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Lasting for one day.

More examples

In context

  • Do you keep a diary?

  • They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.

  • No, I’m just going over the stuff Tara wrote in my diary. She’s writing your diary? Could you be any lazier?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).