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

Badu treated “Mama’s Gun” like a “metaphorical diary” — as she does with all of her music — allowing herself to release everything that she was experiencing in real time.

From Los Angeles Times

That was Tchine on an Instagram video diary, reacting to visiting the Football Association's state-of-the-art national team training centre for the first time.

From BBC

"I feel ready," he told his video diary.

From BBC

The former vice president’s campaign diary takes aim at several of her fellow Democrats, including California’s governor.

From Los Angeles Times

Numerous flashbacks include Lobb’s diary entries, which lay bare his marital infidelity and family abandonment for a second marriage to a woman not much older than his children.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• account 
• journal 
• log 
• notebook