day

day · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

  2. 2.

    The part of the day when there is natural light; daytime.

  3. 3.

    A particular date or time period.

  4. 4.

    The hours spent working during a day.

  5. 5.

    (Usually plural) A period of time; an era.

Forms

plural: days

Related words

Antonyms: night
See also: night, time, week
Synonyms: daylight, daytime

Etymology

From Old English dæg meaning "day, lifetime," from Proto-Germanic dagaz. Related to Old Norse dagr, German Tag, and Gothic dags. The Proto-Indo-European root means "to burn, heat."