diary

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdaɪəɹi/, /ˈdaɪɹi/

Noun

diary (plural diaries)

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

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

2. (British, Canada) A personal organizer or appointment diary.

Synonyms

• daybook
• journal

Related terms

• diurnal
• journal

Translations

• French: journal intime
• German: Tagebuch
• Italian: diario
• Portuguese: diário
• Russian: дневни́к
• Spanish: diario

Adjective

diary (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, a letter to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History of Britain

     the offer of a usurpation, though it were but as a diary ague

Verb

diary (diaries, present participle diarying; past and past participle diaried)

1. (intransitive) To keep a diary or journal.
   • 2015, Hugh O'Donovan, Mindful Walking

     As part of her mindful movement practise, diarying is important to Sarah. 'It gives me a chance to see what is going on, to reflect on my experience.'

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