diary

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

Adjective

  1. Lasting for one day.
    • the offer of a usurpation, though it were but as a diary ague - 1605, Francis Bacon, a letter to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History of Britain:

Origin

From Latin diārius.

Noun

  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.
    • No, I’m just going over the stuff Tara wrote in my diary. She’s writing your diary? Could you be any lazier? - 2005 January 30, Jef Biederman, “Feng Shui Is Like So Passe”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 3,...
    • Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation. - 2016 March 24, Darryl Sterdan, “ZAYN’s ‘Mind of Mine’...

    Synonyms: daybook journal

  2. A personal organizer or appointment diary.
    • It is recommended that teachers and pupils are issued with homework diaries to help implement and monitor the homework timetable. - 2004, Victoria Kidwell, Homework, page 29:

    Synonyms: agenda

Origin

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”).

Forms

diaries

Related

diurnal journal

Derived

cyberdiary dear diary diarial diarism diarist diarization diarize diarylike e-diary homework diary nondiary video diary visual diary

Verb

  1. To keep a diary or journal.
    • 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." - 2015, Hugh O'Donovan, Mindful Walking:

Forms

diaries diarying diaried