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Holiday

Etymology

holy +‎ day

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular
holiday

Plural
holidays

holiday (plural holidays)

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
A day declared free from work by the government.
A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.

I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
(British) A period taken off work or study for travel.
An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.^[1]

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

Translations

day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed

Arabic: عيد ar(ar) (3iid) m.
Armenian: տոն (ton)
Bengali: chuti
Chinese:

Mandarin: 節日 cmn(cmn), 节日 cmn(cmn) (jiérì), 節慶 cmn(cmn), 节庆 cmn(cmn) (jiéqìng)
Czech: svátek cs(cs) m.
Dutch: feestdag nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: festotago eo(eo)
Finnish: juhlapäivä fi(fi), pyhäpäivä fi(fi)
German: Feiertag de(de) m.
Hindi: चुट्टी hi(hi) (chuTTi) f.
Italian: giorno festivo it(it) m.
Japanese: 祭日 ja(ja) (さいじつ, saijitsu)

Korean: 축제일 ko(ko) (chukjeil)
Kurdish: جه‌ژن ku(ku)
Macedonian: празник mk(mk) (práznik) m.
Maltese: jum il-festa
Polish: święto pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: feriado pt(pt) m.
Russian: праздник ru(ru) (prázdnik) m.
Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille gd(gd) m.
Serbian: praznik m., svečanik m., svetkovina f.
Spanish: festividad f., fiesta f.
Swahili: likizo sw(sw)
Swedish: högtid sv(sv) c.
Telugu: సెలవు te(te) (selavu)
Urdu: چٹّی ur(ur) (chuTTi) f.

day declared free from work by the government

Arabic: عطل ar(ar) (3uTl) m., عطلة ar(ar) (3úTla) f.
Armenian: տոն (ton)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 假日 cmn(cmn) (jiàrì)
Czech: svátek cs(cs) m.
Finnish: yleinen vapaapäivä
German: gesetzlicher Feiertag de(de) m.
Italian: giorno festivo it(it) m.
Japanese: 休日 ja(ja) (きゅうしつ, kyūshitsu), 休暇 ja(ja) (きゅうか, kyūka)

Korean: 휴일 ko(ko) (hyuil) (休日)
Macedonian: празник mk(mk) (práznik) m., неработен ден mk(mk) (neráboten den) m.
Maltese: btala, franka
Russian: праздник ru(ru) (prázdnik) m., выходной день ru(ru) (vyxodnój den’) m.
Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille gd(gd) m.
Serbian: praznik sr(sr) m.
Spanish: día feriado m.
Swahili: likizo sw(sw)
Swedish: helgdag c.

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

Arabic: إجازة ar(ar) ('ijaaza) f., عطلة ar(ar) (3úTla) f.
Armenian: արձակուրդ hy(hy) (ardzakurd)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 假日 cmn(cmn) (jiàrì), 休假日 cmn(cmn) (xiūjiàrì)
Czech: dovolená cs(cs) f.
Dutch: vakantie nl(nl) f.
Esperanto: libertempo eo(eo)
Finnish: loma fi(fi), lomapäivä fi(fi), vapaapäivä fi(fi)
French: congé fr(fr) m.
German: Urlaub de(de) m.
Italian: vacanza it(it) f., ferie it(it) f. pl.

Japanese: 休暇 ja(ja) (きゅうか, kyūka), 休日 ja(ja) (きゅうしつ, kyūshitsu)
Korean: 휴가 (hyuga)
Macedonian: одмор mk(mk) (ódmor) m.
Maltese: vaganza
Russian: отпуск ru(ru) (ótpusk) m., отгул ru(ru) (otgúl) m. unpaid
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean gd(gd) m. pl., làithean-saora gd(gd) m. pl., saor-latha gd(gd) m.
Serbian: odmor sr(sr) m.
Spanish: vacación es(es) f.
Swahili: likizo sw(sw)
Swedish: ledighet c.

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

Czech: prázdniny cs(cs) f. pl.
German: Ferien de(de) pl.
Italian: vacanza it(it) f.
Macedonian: распуст mk(mk) (ráspust) m.

Russian: каникулы ru(ru) (kaníkuly) pl.
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean gd(gd) m. pl., làithean-saora gd(gd) m. pl.
Swahili: likizo sw(sw)

period taken off work or study for travel

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

Mandarin: 假期 cmn(cmn) (jiàqī)
Czech: dovolená cs(cs) f. (workers)
Dutch: vakantie nl(nl) f.
Finnish: loma fi(fi), lomapäivä fi(fi), vapaapäivä fi(fi)
French: vacance fr(fr) f.
German: Urlaub de(de) m., Pl. Ferien de(de)
Italian: vacanza it(it) f.

Macedonian: одмор mk(mk) (ódmor) m., отсуство mk(mk) (ótsustvo) n.
Maltese: vaganza, btala
Russian: отпуск ru(ru) (ótpusk) m., каникулы ru(ru) (kaníkuly) pl. (of students or parliament)
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean gd(gd) m. pl., làithean-saora gd(gd) m. pl.
Serbian: odmor m., raspust m. (of students)
Spanish: vacaciones es(es) f. pl.
Swahili: likizo sw(sw)
Swedish: semester sv(sv)

unintentional gap

Finnish: aukko fi(fi)
Russian: оплошность ru(ru) f., пропуск ru(ru) m., плешь ru(ru) f.

Swahili: likizo sw(sw)

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Maltese: vaganza, btala
Sanskrit: विरामदिन (virāmadin)

Verb

Infinitive
to holiday

Third person singular
holidays

Simple past
holidayed

Past participle
holidayed

Present participle
holidaying

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