holiday

hol-i-day · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A day of celebration when most people do not have to work.

  2. 2.

    (British) A period of time spent away from home for relaxation; a vacation.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To spend a holiday in a specified place.

Forms

plural: holidays

Related words

Antonyms: workday
See also: celebration, festival, vacation
Synonyms: break, festival, vacation

Etymology

From Old English hāligdæg meaning "holy day," from hālig "holy" + dæg "day."