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highday

highday noun: a feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.

Noun

highday (plural highdays)

  1. A feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.
    • Here a man cleaned a horse or his harness, there a group chatted on the curb of the well; here a white-capped cook showed himself, and there, beside the entrance, a couple teased the brown bear that inhabited the stone kennel, and on high days made sport for the Captain of Vlaye's dogs.1904, Stanley J. Weyman, “XXI. The Castle of Vlaye”, in The Abbess of Vlaye
  2. A time or period of full activity or strength; heyday.

Forms of highday

pluralhighdays
alternative formhigh-day

Origin of highday

From Middle English heh dæi, from Old English hēah dæġ, equivalent to high + day. Compare Dutch hoog dag, German hoher Tag.

Questions about highday

What does highday mean?
Highday means a feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.
What part of speech is highday?
Highday is a noun.
What is the plural of highday?
The plural of highday is highdays.

Words near highday in the dictionary

  1. Highcliffe
  2. Highcliffe and Walkford
  3. Highcliffe-on-Sea
  4. Highcroft
  5. highcut
  6. highday
  7. highdays
  8. highdea
  9. highdeas
  10. highed
  11. highen

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