Definitions for Holiday
ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪHol·i·day

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. vacation, holiday(noun)

   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"

2. holiday(verb)

   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"

3. vacation, holiday(verb)

   spend or take a vacation

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. holiday(Noun)

   A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

2. holiday(Noun)

   A day declared free from work by the government.

3. holiday(Noun)

   A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.

4. holiday(Noun)

   A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.

   I want to take a French course this summer holiday.

5. holiday(Noun)

   A period taken off work or study for travel.

6. holiday(Noun)

   An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.

7. holiday(Verb)

   To take a period of time away from work or study.

8. holiday(Verb)

   To spend a period of time for travel.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holiday(noun)

   a consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday

2. Holiday(noun)

   a day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day

3. Holiday(noun)

   a day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday

4. Holiday(adj)

   of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay

5. Holiday(adj)

   occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion

Origin: [Holy + day.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holiday

   A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law in which normal activities, especially business or work, are to be suspended or reduced. Generally holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate something of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, or even personal choices. The concept of holidays has most often originated as religious observances. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational function as anything else. In many societies there are important distinctions between holidays designated by governments and holidays designated by religious institutions. In many predominantly Christian nations, for example, government-designed holidays may center around Christian holidays though non-Christians may instead observe religious holidays associated with their faith. In some cases, a holiday may only be nominally observed. For example, many Jews in the Americas and Europe treat the relatively minor Jewish holiday of Chanukah as a working holiday, changing very little of their daily routines for this day.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holiday

   hol′i-dā, n. a consecrated day: a religious festival: a day for the commemoration of some event: a day of idleness and amusement.—adj. befitting a holiday: cheerful.—Holiday speeches, fine but empty phrases. [Formerly holy day.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. holiday

   Any part left neglected or uncovered in paying or painting, blacking, or tarring.

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holiday

   The modern form of “Holy Day,” expressive of a great feast in the Church calendar.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holiday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1495

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holiday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #826

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holiday' in Nouns Frequency: #420

Anagrams for Holiday »

1. hyaloid

How to pronounce Holiday?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holiday in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holiday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Holiday in a Sentence

1. Jerrie Wu:

   We are too somber to celebrate the holiday.

2. Steve Bratspies:

   We will not be beat on pricing this holiday.

3. Cathy Morrow Roberson:

   It looks like UPS had a better holiday season.

4. John Fletcher:

   It’s not a holiday tree, it’s a Christmas tree.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

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