holyday
holyday is the alternative form of holiday used to emphasize holiness.
holyday is the obsolete form of holiday.
Meaning of holiday
Noun
holiday (plural holidays)
- A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
- Near-synonyms: holy day, feast day, festival (feast day sense)
- A day declared free from work by the state or government.
- Synonyms:
- bank holiday, national holiday, day off, off day
- A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
- How much holiday are you allowed?
- Synonyms:
- leave, time off, vacation, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, leave of absence, pause, recess
- A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
- I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
- Synonyms:
- vacation
- A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
- a mortgage payment holiday
- A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
- Synonyms:
- lacuna
Forms of holyday
| plural | holydays |
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Questions about holyday
- What is holyday the alternative form of?
- Holyday is the alternative form of holiday used to emphasize holiness.
Words near holyday in the dictionary
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