What does Diary mean?
Definitions for Diary
ˈdaɪ ə ridi·a·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Diary.
Princeton's WordNet
diary, journalnoun
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
diarynoun
a personal journal (as a physical object)
Wiktionary
diarynoun
A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
diarynoun
The method or media used to keep such experiences.
They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.
diarynoun
A calendar or appointment book.
diaryadjective
Lasting for one day.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Diarynoun
An account of the transactions, accidents, and observations of every day; a journal.
Etymology: diarium, Latin.
In sea-voyages, where there is nothing to be seen but sky and sea, men make diaries; but in land-travel, wherein so much is to be observed, they omit it. Francis Bacon, Essay 19.
I go on in my intended diary. Tatler, №. 60.
Wikipedia
Diary
Diary is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Written by Keys and Kerry Brothers, Jr. and produced by Keys, the song features the American group Tony! Toni! Toné!. It was released on June 29, 2004 as the album's third single. At one time, "Diary" had been released as a double A-side with "If I Ain't Got You"."Diary" was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2005 Grammy Awards. The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Its Hani remixes topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart in late 2004.
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diary
A diary is a personal record or journal in which one documents their thoughts, feelings, experiences, observations, or activities on a daily basis, for self-reflection or future reference. Diaries can be used to keep track of personal growth or to create a personal narrative of one's life. They may be written on paper or in digital format.
Webster Dictionary
Diarynoun
a register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary
Diaryadjective
lasting for one day; as, a diary fever
Etymology: [L. diarium, fr. dies day. See Deity.]
Wikidata
Diary
"Diary" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Written by Keys and Kerry Brothers, Jr., the song features the American group Tony! Toni! Toné!, and was released on June 29, 2004 as the album's third single. It was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2005 Grammy Awards. At one time, "Diary" had been released as a double A-side with "If I Ain't Got You". The song's Hani remixes gave Keys her first—and so far only—chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Play in late 2004. It also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Keys and Tony! Toni! Toné!, never sang the song live together, to date.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Diary
dī′a-ri, n. a daily record: a journal.—adjs. Diā′rial, Diā′rian.—v.t. or v.i. Dī′arise.—n. Dī′arist, one who keeps a diary. [L. diarium.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
diary
1. To see one's self as no one else cares to see us. 2. A book that describes the birth, effulgence and disappearance of pimples. 3. The lavatory of literature.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
DIARY
An honest autobiography. A good keepsake, but a bad give-away.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Diary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4728
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Diary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2888
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Diary' in Nouns Frequency: #1550
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Anagrams for Diary »
dairy
yaird
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Diary in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Diary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Diary in a Sentence
Even though Anne was almost ten years younger than I was, at times I almost had the inclination to tell her things that were very private. I know that she valued hearing about such intimacies. She asked me very personal questions on a number of occasions. I resisted telling her everything because I knew she was keeping a diary and I didn’t want her to write about personal matters, which I might have revealed.
Self-monitoring of the food you eat using a diary on your phone, computer/iPad or even paper is another way to help you become more aware of what you eat and drink.
Anne Frank became a symbol of the million murdered children, and I tell it to the father of Anne Frank, the diary of his daughter had a bigger impact than the Nuremberg trial.
Kitty became so idealized and started to lead her own life in the diary that it ceases to matter who is meant by 'Kitty'. The name ... is not meant to be me.
Yet, my little Diary, I don't want to die, I still want to live .. I would wait
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- dagboekAfrikaans
- يومياتArabic
- gündəlikAzerbaijani
- дзённікBelarusian
- дневникBulgarian
- দিনলিপিBengali
- diariCatalan, Valencian
- deníkCzech
- dyddiadurWelsh
- dagbogDanish
- TagebuchGerman
- ημερολόγιοGreek
- taglibroEsperanto
- diarioSpanish
- päevikEstonian
- دفتر خاطرات, دفتر خاطرات روزانهPersian
- päiväkirja, päivyriFinnish
- dagbókFaroese
- journal intimeFrench
- dialannIrish
- leabhar-lathaScottish Gaelic
- ડાયરીGujarati
- יומןHebrew
- दैनंदिनी, दैनन्दिनी, डायरीHindi
- naplóHungarian
- օրագիրArmenian
- buku harianIndonesian
- diarioIdo
- dagbókIcelandic
- diarioItalian
- 日記Japanese
- დღიურიGeorgian
- күнделікKazakh
- ಡೈರಿKannada
- 일기Korean
- күндөлүк, дневникKyrgyz
- ephemerisLatin
- ສມຸດບັນທຶກLao
- dienoraštisLithuanian
- dienasgrāmataLatvian
- дневникMacedonian
- өдрийн тэмдэглэлMongolian
- diariMalay
- နေ့စဉ်မှတ်တမ်း, ဒိုင်ယာရီBurmese
- dagboekDutch
- dagbokNorwegian
- pamiętnik, dziennikPolish
- diárioPortuguese
- jurnal intimRomanian
- дневникRussian
- beležnica, бележница, dnevnik, дневникSerbo-Croatian
- denníkSlovak
- dnevnikSlovene
- ditarAlbanian
- dagbokSwedish
- tarihi, shajaraSwahili
- நாட்குறிப்புTamil
- డైరీTelugu
- สมุดบันทึกThai
- gündelikTurkmen
- talaarawanTagalog
- günlükTurkish
- щоденникUkrainian
- ڈائریUrdu
- kundalikUzbek
- sổ nhật kýVietnamese
- delabukVolapük
- טאָג־בוךYiddish
- 日记Chinese
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