holiday

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Etymology

From Middle English holiday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy +‎ day. Cognate with Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”).

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

Noun

holiday (plural holidays)

1. A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
2. A day declared free from work by the government.
3. A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
4. 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. A period taken off work or study for travel or relaxation.
6. An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.

Synonyms

• (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed): feast day (celebratory religious event)
• (day declared free from work by the government): Bank Holiday (UK), national holiday
• (period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure): leave, time off
• (period taken off work or study for travel): vacation (US)

Derived terms

• Bank Holiday
• busman's holiday
• go on holiday
• high days and holidays
• holiday season
• holiday-maker, holidaymaker
• holidayer
• public holiday
• summer holiday

Translations

day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed

• Arabic: عيد (ar) (3iid) m
• Armenian: տոն (ton)
• Bashkir: байрам (bayram)
• Bengali: chuti
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 節日 (cmn), 节日 (cmn) (jiérì), 節慶 (cmn), 节庆 (cmn) (jiéqìng)

• Czech: svátek (cs) m
• Danish: helligdag (da) c
• Dutch: feestdag (nl) m
• Esperanto: festotago (eo)
• Finnish: juhlapäivä (fi), pyhäpäivä (fi)
• French: fête (fr) f
• German: Feiertag (de) m
• Hindi: चुट्टी (hi) (chuTTi) f
• Hungarian: ünnepnap (hu)
• Italian: giorno festivo (it) m
• Japanese: 祭日 (ja) (さいじつ, saijitsu)
• Korean: 축제일 (ko) (chukjeil)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: جه‌ژن (ku)

• Latin: feria (la), festum (la)
• Macedonian: празник (mk) (práznik) m
• Maltese: jum il-festa
• Manx: feaill (gv) f, feailley (gv) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: helligdag (nb) m

  Nynorsk: heilagdag (nn) m

• Polish: święto (pl) n
• Portuguese: feriado (pt) m
• Russian: праздник (ru) (prázdnik) m
• Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: praznik m, svečanik m, svetkovina f
• Spanish: festividad f, fiesta f
• Swahili: likizo (sw)
• Swedish: högtid (sv) c
• Telugu: సెలవు (te) (selavu)
• Turkish: bayram (tr)
• Urdu: چٹّی (ur) (chuTTi) f

day declared free from work by the government

• Arabic: عطل (ar) (3uTl) m, عطلة (ar) (3úTla) f
• Armenian: տոն (ton)
• Bashkir: байрам көнө (bayram kӧnӧ), ял көнө (yal kӧnӧ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假日 (cmn) (jiàrì)

• Czech: svátek (cs) m
• Danish: helligdag (da) c, fridag (da) c
• Dutch: feestdag (nl) m
• Finnish: yleinen vapaapäivä
• French: jour férié (fr) m
• German: gesetzlicher Feiertag (de) m
• Hindi: छुट्टी (hi) (chuṭṭī) f
• Hungarian: szünnap (hu), szabadnap (hu)
• Italian: giorno festivo (it) m
• Japanese: 休日 (ja) (きゅうしつ, kyūshitsu), 休暇 (ja) (きゅうか, kyūka)
• Korean: 휴일 (ko) (hyuil) (休日)

• Lao: ມື້ພັກງານ (lo)
• Latin: feria (la), festum (la)
• Macedonian: празник (mk) (práznik) m, неработен ден (mk) (neráboten den) m
• Maltese: btala, franka
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: heilagdag (nb) m

  Nynorsk: heilagdag (nn) m

• Polish: święto (pl) n
• Russian: праздник (ru) (prázdnik) m, выходной день (ru) (vyxodnój den’) m
• Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: praznik (sh) m
• Spanish: día feriado m
• Swahili: likizo (sw)
• Swedish: helgdag (sv) c
• Turkish: tatil (tr)
• Urdu: چھٹی (ur) (chuṭṭī) f

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

• Arabic: إجازة (ar) ('ijaaza) f, عطلة (ar) (3úTla) f
• Armenian: արձակուրդ (hy) (ardzakurd)
• Bashkir: ял (yal)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假日 (cmn) (jiàrì), 休假日 (cmn) (xiūjiàrì)

• Czech: dovolená (cs) f
• Danish: ferie (da) c
• Dutch: vakantie (nl) f
• Esperanto: libertempo (eo)
• Finnish: loma (fi), lomapäivä (fi), vapaapäivä (fi)
• French: congé (fr) m, vacances (fr) pl
• German: Urlaub (de) m
• Hindi: छुट्टी (hi) (chuṭṭī) f
• Hungarian: szabadság (hu)
• Italian: vacanza (it) f, ferie (it) f pl
• Japanese: 休暇 (ja) (きゅうか, kyūka), 休日 (ja) (きゅうしつ, kyūshitsu)
• Korean: 휴가 (hyuga)

• Latin: cessatio (la), feriae (la)
• Macedonian: одмор (mk) (ódmor) m
• Maltese: vaganza
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ferie (nb) m

  Nynorsk: ferie (nn) m

• Polish: urlop (pl) m
• Russian: отпуск (ru) (ótpusk) m, отгул (ru) (otgúl) m unpaid
• Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean (gd) m pl, làithean-saora (gd) m pl, saor-latha (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: odmor (sh) m
• Spanish: vacación (es) f
• Swahili: likizo (sw)
• Swedish: ledighet (sv) c
• Turkish: tatil (tr)
• Urdu: چھٹی (ur) (chuṭṭī) f

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

• Czech: prázdniny (cs) f pl
• Danish: ferie (da) c
• Dutch: vakantie (nl)
• Esperanto: (lernejaj (eo)) ferioj (eo)
• French: vacances (fr) f pl
• German: Ferien (de) pl
• Hungarian: szünet (hu), (summer only) vakáció (hu)
• Italian: vacanza (it) f
• Latin: feriae (la), cessatio (la)
• Macedonian: распуст (mk) (ráspust) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ferie (nb) m

  Nynorsk: ferie (nn) m

• Polish: wakacje (pl) pl
• Portuguese: férias (pt)
• Russian: каникулы (ru) (kaníkuly) pl
• Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean (gd) m pl, làithean-saora (gd) m pl
• Swahili: likizo (sw)
• Swedish: lov (sv) n
• Turkish: tatil (tr)

period taken off work or study for travel

• Arabic: إجازة (ʼijāza) f
• Armenian: արձակուրդ (hy) (ardzakurd)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假期 (cmn) (jiàqī)

• Czech: dovolená (cs) f (workers)
• Danish: ferie (da) c
• Dutch: vakantie (nl) f
• Finnish: loma (fi), lomapäivä (fi), vapaapäivä (fi)
• French: vacance (fr) f
• German: Urlaub (de) m, Ferien (de) pl
• Italian: vacanza (it) f
• Latin: cessatio (la), feriae (la)
• Macedonian: одмор (mk) (ódmor) m, отсуство (mk) (ótsustvo) n
• Maltese: vaganza, btala

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ferie (nb) m

  Nynorsk: ferie (nn) m

• Portuguese: férias (pt)
• Russian: отпуск (ru) (ótpusk) m, каникулы (ru) (kaníkuly) pl (of students or parliament)
• Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean (gd) m pl, làithean-saora (gd) m pl
• Serbo-Croatian: odmor m, raspust m (of students)
• Spanish: vacaciones (es) f pl
• Swahili: likizo (sw)
• Swedish: semester (sv)
• Turkish: tatil (tr)

unintentional gap

• Danish: helligdag (da) c
• Finnish: aukko (fi)

• Italian: vacanza (it) f
• Russian: оплошность (ru) (oplošnostʹ) f, пропуск (ru) (propusk) m, плешь (ru) (plešʹ) f
• Swahili: likizo (sw)

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• Maltese: vaganza, btala
• Sanskrit: विरामदिन (virāmadin)

Verb

holiday (third-person singular simple present holidays, present participle holidaying, simple past and past participle holidayed)

1. To take a period of time away from work or study.
2. (UK) To spend a period of time for travel.

Translations

to take a period of time away from work or study

• Finnish: lomailla (fi)
• Hungarian: szabadságon van (hu), (adjective, used in predicates with 'van') szabadnapos (hu)

• Macedonian: отсуствува (mk) (otsústvuva), зема одмор (mk) (zéma ódmor)
• Russian: брать отпуск (ru) (bratʹ otpusk), проводить отпуск (ru) (provoditʹ otpusk), проводить каникулы (ru) (provoditʹ kanikuly), отдыхать (ru) (otdyxatʹ)

to spend a period of time for travel

• Finnish: matkustella
• German: Ausflug machen (de)

• Hungarian: kirándul (hu)
• Russian: путешествовать (ru) (putešestvovatʹ)

Anagrams

• hyaloid