Holiday meaning

What does “holiday” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“holiday” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.

holiday

noun

  1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

    “we get two weeks of vacation every summer”

    “we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico”

    Synonymsvacation
  2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

    “no mail is delivered on federal holidays”

    “it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover”

verb

  1. spend or take a vacation

    Synonymsvacation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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