diary

[dahy-uh-ree]

noun

plural

diaries 

1. a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.

   Synonyms: chronicle, log, daybook, journal

2. a book for keeping such a record.

   Synonyms: chronicle, log, daybook, journal

3. a book or pad containing pages marked and arranged in calendar order, in which to note appointments and the like.

diary

/ ˈdaɪərɪ /

noun

1. a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc

2. a book for keeping such a record

Word History and Origins

Origin of diary¹

1575–85; < Latin diārium daily allowance, journal, equivalent to di ( ēs ) day + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of diary¹

C16: from Latin diārium daily allocation of food or money, journal, from diēs day

Example Sentences

On each occasion, he was either reading or scribbling in his diaries.

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Simon and Penelope suspected that the unreadable diary of the ill-fated trip to Ahwoo-Ahwoo might have described the same voyage taken by Pudge and the admiral, and might even have been written by Pudge himself.

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Senesh’s poems and diary have been translated posthumously into more than 20 languages, cementing her legacy as an avatar of religious pride, family devotion and individual sacrifice.

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Suspecting it was causing her to forget things, she began keeping a diary.

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“It is pretentious,” she protested to her diary on Sept. 6, 1922.

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Related Words

• account 
• journal 
• log 
• notebook