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Definitions for Diurnal
[1] of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
[2] of or belonging to the daytime (opposed to nocturnal).
[3] Botany . showing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers that open by day and close by night.
[4] active by day, as certain birds and insects (opposed to nocturnal).
[5] Liturgy . a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
[6] Archaic . a diary.
[7] Archaic . a newspaper, especially a daily one.
[8] happening during the day or daily
[9] (of flowers) open during the day and closed at night
[10] (of animals) active during the day Compare nocturnal
[11] a service book containing all the canonical hours except matins
Words related to Diurnal
durable, perpetual, long-lasting, enduring, stable, regularly, often, periodic, constantly, regular, routine, everyday, day-to-day, invariable, set, everlasting, perennial, ordinary, commonplace, common
Words nearby Diurnal
ditzy, diu, diuresis, diuretic, diuril, diurnal, diurnal arc, diurnal circle, diurnal motion, diurnal parallax, diuron
Origin of Diurnal
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin diurnālis, equivalent to diurn(us ) daily + -ālis -al1
Words that may be confused with Diurnal
Other words from Diurnal
di·ur·nal·ly , adverb
di·ur·nal·ness , noun
trans·di·ur·nal , adjective
un·di·ur·nal , adjective
un·di·ur·nal·ly , adverb
di•ur′ nal•ly adv.
Word origin for Diurnal
C15: from Late Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from diēs day
Synonyms for Diurnal
durable, enduring, long-lasting, perpetual, stable, everlasting, invariable, perennial, set, abiding, changeless, continual, fixed, for keeps, forever, forever and a day, immutable, imperishable, in for the long haul, indestructible, perdurable, perduring, persistent, set in concrete, set in stone, steadfast, unchanging, unfading