Definitions for Holiday
ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪhol·i·day

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. vacation, holidaynoun

   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. holidayverb

   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, holidayverb

   spend or take a vacation

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. holidaynoun

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

2. holidaynoun

   A day declared free from work by the government.

3. holidaynoun

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

4. holidaynoun

   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. holidaynoun

   A period taken off work or study for travel.

6. holidaynoun

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

7. holidayverb

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

8. holidayverb

   To spend a period of time for travel.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holiday

   Holiday is a song released by the Bee Gees in the United States in September 1967. It appeared on the album Bee Gees' 1st. The song was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom because Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album Horizontal. The song was prominently featured in the South Korean film Nowhere to Hide(Korean: 인정사정 볼 것 없다; RR: Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda). It later featured in the South Korean television series Reply 1997, and South Korean girl group Red Velvet's Level Up Project, as a contrast to the song of the same name by SM Entertainment labelmate, Girl's Generation. One of the robots sang the song in the "Mitchell" episode of the American television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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1. holiday

   A holiday is a day or period of time set aside for leisure, celebration, relaxation, or commemoration of a specific event, tradition, or person of significance. It often involves a break from regular activities such as work or school and can be designated by a government, religious institution, or cultural group. Holidays can be public or private and may involve various customs, rituals, or festivities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holidaynoun

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

2. Holidaynoun

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

3. Holidaynoun

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

4. Holidayadjective

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

5. Holidayadjective

   occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion

6. Etymology: [Holy + day.]

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. holiday

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. holiday

   Leisure time doing what we love with a passion.

   Holiday's are fantastic and everyone loves to have one.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 28, 2019  

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1. holiday

   Song lyrics by holiday -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by holiday on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holiday

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOLIDAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Holiday is ranked #5089 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Holiday surname appeared 6,881 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Holiday.
   
   49.4% or 3,404 total occurrences were Black.
   36.1% or 2,486 total occurrences were White.
   8.9% or 618 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.9% or 200 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 139 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Leisure Time
   • Spend

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

2. hyoidal

How to pronounce Holiday?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Holiday in sign language?

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. Amanda Bradley:

   Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living

2. Pat Lynch:

   We’ve started a holiday tradition. Unfortunately, the holiday tradition is spending a holiday in an emergency room next to the bed of a police officer that was shot again, yes, there are guns on the streets but perps aren’t afraid to carry them. They’re not afraid to put it on their belt, put it in their pocket and pull it out on a police officer. That’s the problem.

3. Steven Barr:

   We’re experiencing post-holiday promotions even before the holiday is in full swing.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

5. Ayn Rand:

   Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.

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