Definitions For Holidayed
noun
- A special day of celebration : a day when most people do not have to work
verb
- To spend a holiday in or at a particular place
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The word Holidayed is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Holidayed in a Sentence
- July 4 is a national holiday in the U.S.
- The stock market is closed tomorrow because it’s a holiday.
- She’ll have four weeks’ holiday next year.
- She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.
- Saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia
hol·i·day
(hŏl′ĭ-dā′)
n.
1. A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
2. A religious feast day; a holy day.
3. Chiefly British A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.
intr.v. holi·dayed, holi·day·ing, holi·days Chiefly British
To pass a holiday or vacation.
[Middle English holidai, holy day, from Old English hālig dæg : hālig, holy; see holy + dæg, day; see day.]
hol′i·day′er n.
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holiday
(ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ; -dɪ)
n
1. (often plural) chiefly
a. a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. US and Canadian word: vacation
b. (as modifier): a holiday mood.
2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc.
vb
(intr) chiefly Brit to spend a holiday
[Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day]
Holiday
(ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ)
n
(Biography) Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915–59, US jazz singer
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hol•i•day
(ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ) n.
1. a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
2. any day of exemption from work.
3. a period of exemption from burden: a holiday from worry.
4. a religious festival; holy day.
5. Sometimes, holidays.Chiefly Brit. vacation.
adj.
6. festive; joyous: a holiday mood.
7. suitable for a holiday: holiday attire.
v.i.
8. to vacation.
[before 950; Middle English; Old English hāligdæg. See holy, day]
hol′i•day`er, n.
Hol•i•day
(ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ)
n.
Billie ( “Lady Day” ), 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
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holiday
In naval mine warfare, a gap left unintentionally during sweeping or minehunting arising from errors in navigation, station-keeping, dan laying, breakdowns or other causes.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
holiday
– vacation
1. ‘holiday’
In British English, you refer to a period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work or school as the holiday or the holidays.
The school had undergone repairs during the holiday.
One day after the Christmas holidays I rang her up.
You refer to a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself as a holiday.
He thought that Vita needed a holiday.
I went to Marrakesh for a holiday.
When you spend a long period of time like this each year, you refer to it as your holidays.
Where are you going for your holidays?
Be Careful!
You usually use a determiner or a possessive in front of holiday or holidays. Don’t say, for example, ‘I went to Marrakesh for holidays.’
If you are on holiday, you are spending a period of time away from work or school, or you are spending some time away from home enjoying yourself.
Remember to turn off the gas when you go on holiday.
In American English, a holiday is a single day or group of days when people do not work, often to commemorate an important event.
In British English, a day like this is called a bank holiday or a public holiday.
When Americans talk about the holidays, they mean the period at the end of the year that includes Christmas and the New Year; sometimes Thanksgiving (at the end of November) is also included in this.
Now that the holidays are over, we should take down our Christmas tree.
2. ‘vacation’
The usual American word for a longer period of time spent away from work or school, or for a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself, is vacation.
Harold used to take a vacation at that time.
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holiday
Past participle: holidayed
Gerund: holidaying
| Imperative |
|---|
| holiday |
| holiday |
| Present |
|---|
| I holiday |
| you holiday |
| he/she/it holidays |
| we holiday |
| you holiday |
| they holiday |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I holidayed |
| you holidayed |
| he/she/it holidayed |
| we holidayed |
| you holidayed |
| they holidayed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am holidaying |
| you are holidaying |
| he/she/it is holidaying |
| we are holidaying |
| you are holidaying |
| they are holidaying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have holidayed |
| you have holidayed |
| he/she/it has holidayed |
| we have holidayed |
| you have holidayed |
| they have holidayed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was holidaying |
| you were holidaying |
| he/she/it was holidaying |
| we were holidaying |
| you were holidaying |
| they were holidaying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had holidayed |
| you had holidayed |
| he/she/it had holidayed |
| we had holidayed |
| you had holidayed |
| they had holidayed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will holiday |
| you will holiday |
| he/she/it will holiday |
| we will holiday |
| you will holiday |
| they will holiday |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have holidayed |
| you will have holidayed |
| he/she/it will have holidayed |
| we will have holidayed |
| you will have holidayed |
| they will have holidayed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be holidaying |
| you will be holidaying |
| he/she/it will be holidaying |
| we will be holidaying |
| you will be holidaying |
| they will be holidaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been holidaying |
| you have been holidaying |
| he/she/it has been holidaying |
| we have been holidaying |
| you have been holidaying |
| they have been holidaying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been holidaying |
| you will have been holidaying |
| he/she/it will have been holidaying |
| we will have been holidaying |
| you will have been holidaying |
| they will have been holidaying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been holidaying |
| you had been holidaying |
| he/she/it had been holidaying |
| we had been holidaying |
| you had been holidaying |
| they had been holidaying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would holiday |
| you would holiday |
| he/she/it would holiday |
| we would holiday |
| you would holiday |
| they would holiday |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have holidayed |
| you would have holidayed |
| he/she/it would have holidayed |
| we would have holidayed |
| you would have holidayed |
| they would have holidayed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
holiday
vacation
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  holiday — 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»
leisure, leisure time — time available for ease and relaxation; «his job left him little leisure» half-term — a short vacation about halfway through a school term; «he came to visit at half-term» vac — informal term for vacation honeymoon — a holiday taken by a newly married couple paid vacation — a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted |
| 2. | holiday — 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»
half-holiday — a day on which half is free from work or duty day — a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; «Mother’s Day» Ramanavami — Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama Mesasamkranti — Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries |
|
| Verb | 1. |  holiday — spend or take a vacation
spend, pass — pass time in a specific way; «how are you spending your summer vacation?» honeymoon — spend a holiday after one’s marriage; «they plan to honeymoon in Hawai’i» |
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holiday
noun
2. festival, bank holiday, festivity, public holiday, fête, celebration, anniversary, feast, red-letter day, mela, name day, saint’s day, gala New Year’s Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.
Related words
adjective ferial
Quotations
«He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth; he writes verses, he speaks of holiday, he smells April and May» [William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
holiday
noun
Chiefly British. A regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation:
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Translations
أيام العُطلة الصيفِيَّهعُطْلَةيوم عُطْلَه، عيد
dovolenáprázdninyrekreačnísvátekvolný den
ferieferie-feriedaghelligdag
lomalomapäiväpyhäpäivävapaapäiväaukko
odmor
üdül
frífrídagur
休暇
휴일
atostogautojasatostogosatostogosepoilsio diena
atvaļinājumsbrīvdienasvētkisvētku-
dovolenkovýprázdninovýsviatočnývoľný deň
počitnicepraznik
odmor
semesterhögtid
วันหยุด
ngày nghỉ
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
holiday
holiday
in cpds (esp Brit) → Ferien-, Urlaubs-;
holiday camp
n → Feriendorf nt
holiday clothes
pl → Urlaubskleidung f
holiday destination
n → Urlaubs- or Ferienziel nt
holiday feeling
n → Urlaubsstimmung f
holiday mood
n → Urlaubsstimmung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
holiday
(ˈholədi) noun
1. a day when one does not have to work. Next Monday is a holiday.
2. (often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work. The summer holidays will soon be here; We’re going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I’m taking two weeks’ holiday in June; (also adjective) holiday clothes.
ˈholidaymaker noun
a person who has gone eg to the seaside for a holiday.
on holiday
not working; having a holiday. Mr Smith has gone on holiday; She is on holiday in France.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
holiday
→ عُطْلَة dovolená ferie Urlaub διακοπές vacaciones loma vacances odmor vacanza 休暇 휴일 vakantie ferie urlop férias отдых semester วันหยุด tatil ngày nghỉ 假日
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Have a good vacation! (US)
Enjoy your holiday! (UK) - I’m here on vacation (US)
I’m here on holiday (UK) - I’m on vacation here (US)
I’m on holiday here (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Is summer holiday a proper noun?
No, the term summer holiday is a common noun, a word for any
summer holiday of any kind.
Is Christmas a proper noun or common noun?
The word ‘Christmas’ is a proper noun, the name of a specific holiday.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; ‘Christmas’ is a word for a specific holiday (a holy day for some), the name of a thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.Examples of common nouns (synonyms) for the proper noun ‘Christmas’ are holiday, holy day, celebration, etc.
Why is hotel common noun?
The word hotel is a common noun because it’s nonspecific.
A proper noun is the name of a hotel such as Holiday Inn.
A proper noun is always capitalized.
A common noun is capitalized only when it is the first word in a
sentence.
Do you capitalize the word holiday?
The noun ‘holiday’ is a common noun, a general word for any holiday. A common noun is capitalized only when it’s the first word in a sentence.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. Public holidays are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often also observed as public holidays in religious majority countries. Some religious holidays such as Christmas have become or are becoming secularised by part or all of those who observe it. In addition to secularisation, many holidays have become commercialised due to the growth of industry.[1]
Holidays can be thematic, celebrating or commemorating particular groups, events or ideas, or non-thematic, days of rest which do not have any particular meaning. In Commonwealth English, the term can refer to any period of rest from work, such as vacations or school holidays. In American English, the holidays typically refers to the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, which contains many important holidays in American culture.
Terminology[edit]
The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg (hālig «holy» + dæg «day»).[2] The word originally referred only to special religious days.
The word holiday has differing connotations in different regions. In the United States the word is used exclusively to refer to the nationally, religiously or culturally observed day(s) of rest or celebration, or the events themselves, whereas in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations, the word may refer to the period of time where leave from one’s duties has been agreed, and is used as a synonym to the US preferred vacation. This time is usually set aside for rest, travel or the participation in recreational activities, with entire industries targeted to coincide or enhance these experiences. The days of leave may not coincide with any specific customs or laws. Employers and educational institutes may designate ‘holidays’ themselves which may or may not overlap nationally or culturally relevant dates, which again comes under this connotation, but it is the first implication detailed that this article is concerned with. The modern use varies geographically. In North America, it means any dedicated day or period of celebration. In the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, holiday is often used instead of the word vacation.
Global holidays[edit]
The celebration of the New Year has been a common holiday across cultures for at least four millennia.[3] Such holidays normally celebrate the last day of a year and the arrival of the next year in a calendar system. In modern cultures using the Gregorian calendar, the New Year’s celebration spans New Year’s Eve on 31 December and New Year’s Day on 1 January. However, other calendar systems also have New Year’s celebration, such as Chinese New Year and Vietnamese Tet.[4] New Year’s Day is the most common public holiday, observed by all countries using the Gregorian calendar except Israel.[5]
Christmas is a popular holiday globally due to the spread of Christianity. The holiday is recognsied as a public holiday in many countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Australasia and is celebrated by over 2 billion people.[6] Although a holiday with religious origins, Christmas is often celebrated by non-Christians as a secular holiday. For example, 61% of Brits celebrate Christmas in an entirely secular way.[7] Christmas has also become a tradition in some non-Christian countries. For example, for many Japanese people, it has become customary to buy and eat fried chicken on Christmas.[8][9]
Recently invented holidays commemorate a range of modern social and political issues and other important topics. The United Nations publishes a list of International Days and Weeks. One such day is International Women’s Day on 8 March, which celebrates women’s achievements and campaigns for gender equality and women’s rights.[10] Earth Day has been celebrated by people across the world since 1970, with 10,000 events in 2007. It is a holiday marking the dangers of environmental damage, such as pollution and the climate crisis.[11]
Common secular holidays[edit]
Other secular holidays are observed regionally, nationally and across multi-country regions. The United Nations Calendar of Observances[12] dedicates decades to a specific topic, but also a complete year, month, week and days. Holidays dedicated to an observance such as the commemoration of the ending of World War II, or the Shoah, can also be part of the reparation obligation as per UN General Assembly Resolution 60/147 Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law.[13]
Another example of a major secular holiday is the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated across East Asia and South East Asia. Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given; examples include Arbor Day (originally U.S.), Labor Day (celebrated sometimes under different names and on different days in different countries), and Earth Day (22 April).
Public holidays[edit]
Substitute holidays[edit]
If a holiday coincides with another holiday or a weekend day a substitute holiday may be recognised in lieu. In the United Kingdom the government website states that «If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.», and the list of bank holidays for the year 2020 includes Monday 28 December as «Boxing Day (substitute day)», as 26 December is a Saturday.[14] The process of moving a holiday from a weekend day to the following Monday is known as Mondayisation in New Zealand.[15]
National days[edit]
National days are days of significance to a nation or nation state. National days are typically celebratory of a state’s independence (e.g. 4 July in the US), founding or unification (e.g. German Unity Day), the commemoration of a revolution (e.g. Bastille Day in France) or liberation (e.g. 9 May in the Channel Islands), or the feast day for a patron saint (e.g. St Patrick’s Day in Ireland) or ruler (e.g. 5 December in Thailand). Every country other than Denmark and the United Kingdom observes a national day.[16] In the UK, constituent countries have official or unofficial national days associated with their patron saint. A British national day has often been proposed, such as the date of the Acts of Union 1707 (1 May) or the King’s Official Birthday, but never adopted.[17]
Other days of national importance exist, such as one to celebrate the country’s military or veterans. For example, Armistice Day (11 November) is recognised in World War I Allied nations (and across the Commonwealth) to memoralise those lost in the World Wars. National leaders will typically attend remembrance ceremonies at national memorial sites.
Religious holidays[edit]
Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions (see etymology above). Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year, the chief ones being Easter and Christmas. The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or «name day» are celebrated in each place’s patron saint’s day, according to the Calendar of saints. Jehovah’s Witnesses annually commemorate «The Memorial of Jesus Christ’s Death», but do not celebrate other holidays with any religious significance such as Easter, Christmas or New Year. This holds especially true for those holidays that have combined and absorbed rituals, overtones or practices from non-Christian beliefs into the celebration, as well as those holidays that distract from or replace the worship of Jehovah.[18] In Islam, the largest holidays are Eid al-Fitr (immediately after Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (at the end of the Hajj). Ahmadi Muslims additionally celebrate Promised Messiah Day, Promised Reformer Day, and Khilafat Day, but contrary to popular belief, neither are regarded as holidays. Hindus, Jains and Sikhs observe several holidays, one of the largest being Diwali (Festival of Light). Japanese holidays as well as few Catholic holidays contain heavy references to several different faiths and beliefs. Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays follow the order of the Wheel of the Year. For example, Christmas ideas like decorating trees and colors (green, red, and white) have very similar ideas to modern Wicca (a modern Pagan belief) Yule which is a lesser Sabbat of the wheel of the year. Some are closely linked to Swedish festivities. The Baháʼí Faith observes 11 annual holidays on dates determined using the Baháʼí calendar. Jews have two holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Weeks, called Pentecost in Greek); and the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly).
Secularisation[edit]
Some religious holidays are also celebrated by many as secular holidays. For example, 61% of Brits celebrate Christmas in an entirely secular way.[7] 81% of non-Christian Americans also celebrate Christmas. A 2019 Gallup poll found that two-thirds of Americans still celebrate an at least somewhat religious Christmas.[19]
The claimed over-secularisation of particular holidays has caused controversy and claims of censorship of religion or political correctness. For example, in the 1990s, Birmingham City Council promoted a series of events in the Christmas season under the brand Winterval to create a more multi-cultural atmosphere about the seasonal festivities. The Bishop of Birmingham responded to the events, saying «the secular world, which expresses respect for all, is actually embarrassed by faith. Or perhaps it is Christianity which is censored».[20] In the United States, conservative commentators have characterised the secularisation of Winter festivities as «the War on Christmas».[21]
Unofficial holidays[edit]
These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some promote a cause, others recognize historical events not officially recognized, and others are «funny» holidays celebrated with humorous intent. For example, Monkey Day is celebrated on December 14, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is observed on September 19, and Blasphemy Day is held on September 30. Other examples are April Fools’ Day on April 1 and World No Tobacco Day on May 31. Various community organizers and marketers promote odd social media holidays.
Commercialism[edit]
In the United States, holidays have been drawn into a culture of consumption since the late 19th century. Many civic, religious and folk festivals have been commercialised. As such, traditions have been reshaped to serve the needs of industry. Leigh Eric Schmidt argues that the growth of consumption culture allowed the growth of holidays as an opportunity for increased public consumption and the orderly timing of it. Thus, after the Civil War, as department stores became the spatial expression of commercialism, holidays became the temporal expression of it.[1]
See also[edit]
- Christmas and holiday season
- Holiday heart syndrome
- Public holiday
- List of holidays by country
- Commemoration (Anglicanism)
- Tribute
References[edit]
- ^ a b Schmidt, Leigh Eric (1991). «The Commercialization of the Calendar: American Holidays and the Culture of Consumption, 1870-1930». The Journal of American History. 78 (3): 887–916. doi:10.2307/2078795. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2078795.
- ^ «holiday – Origin and meaning of holiday by Online Etymology Dictionary». etymonline.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ «New Year’s». HISTORY. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2014-04-25). Encyclopedia of New Year’s Holidays Worldwide. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9545-0.
- ^ «New Year’s Day around the world in 2023». Office Holidays. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ «Christmas Day around the world». Office Holidays Blog. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b «How Britons celebrate Christmas and Easter | YouGov». yougov.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Kate Springer. «How KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan». CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Barton, Eric. «Why Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC». www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ «International Women’s Day 2023 campaign theme: Embrace Equity». International Women’s Day. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ «Earth Day Timeline». HISTORY. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ «International Days». United Nations. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ «Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law». December 16, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ «UK bank holidays». gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Smith, Bridget; Oldfield, Tim (3 May 2013). «Happy holidays: the ‘Mondayisation’ of public holidays». SBM Legal. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Fisher, Max (26 February 2013). «A surprising map of the world’s national holidays (only two countries have no national day)». The Washington Post.
- ^ «Ministers proposing ‘Britain Day’«. BBC News. 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Reasoning from the Scriptures. Watchtower, 1985, pp. 176–182
- ^ «More Americans Celebrating a Secular Christmas». Gallup.com. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ «BBC News | UK | Winterval gets frosty reception». news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Keck, Kristi (18 December 2009). «Heated Debate Again over ‘War on Christmas’ Claims». CNN. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
External links[edit]
- Holidays at Curlie
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLIDAY
Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF HOLIDAY
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLIDAY
Holiday is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb holiday in English.
WHAT DOES HOLIDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Holiday
A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition 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, the type of job being held or even personal choices. The concept of holidays has most often originated in connection with 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 any other weekend days or activities. In many societies there are important distinctions between holidays designated by governments and holidays designated by religious institutions.
Definition of holiday in the English dictionary
The first definition of holiday in the dictionary is a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation US and Canadian word: vacation. Other definition of holiday is a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc related adjective ferial. Holiday is also to spend a holiday.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLIDAY
PRESENT
Present
I holiday
you holiday
he/she/it holidays
we holiday
you holiday
they holiday
Present continuous
I am holidaying
you are holidaying
he/she/it is holidaying
we are holidaying
you are holidaying
they are holidaying
Present perfect
I have holidayed
you have holidayed
he/she/it has holidayed
we have holidayed
you have holidayed
they have holidayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been holidaying
you have been holidaying
he/she/it has been holidaying
we have been holidaying
you have been holidaying
they have been holidaying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I holidayed
you holidayed
he/she/it holidayed
we holidayed
you holidayed
they holidayed
Past continuous
I was holidaying
you were holidaying
he/she/it was holidaying
we were holidaying
you were holidaying
they were holidaying
Past perfect
I had holidayed
you had holidayed
he/she/it had holidayed
we had holidayed
you had holidayed
they had holidayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been holidaying
you had been holidaying
he/she/it had been holidaying
we had been holidaying
you had been holidaying
they had been holidaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will holiday
you will holiday
he/she/it will holiday
we will holiday
you will holiday
they will holiday
Future continuous
I will be holidaying
you will be holidaying
he/she/it will be holidaying
we will be holidaying
you will be holidaying
they will be holidaying
Future perfect
I will have holidayed
you will have holidayed
he/she/it will have holidayed
we will have holidayed
you will have holidayed
they will have holidayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been holidaying
you will have been holidaying
he/she/it will have been holidaying
we will have been holidaying
you will have been holidaying
they will have been holidaying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would holiday
you would holiday
he/she/it would holiday
we would holiday
you would holiday
they would holiday
Conditional continuous
I would be holidaying
you would be holidaying
he/she/it would be holidaying
we would be holidaying
you would be holidaying
they would be holidaying
Conditional perfect
I would have holiday
you would have holiday
he/she/it would have holiday
we would have holiday
you would have holiday
they would have holiday
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been holidaying
you would have been holidaying
he/she/it would have been holidaying
we would have been holidaying
you would have been holidaying
they would have been holidaying
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you holiday
we let´s holiday
you holiday
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
holidayed
Present Participle
holidaying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLIDAY
Synonyms and antonyms of holiday in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «HOLIDAY»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «holiday» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «holiday» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF HOLIDAY
Find out the translation of holiday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of holiday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holiday» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
假日
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
vacaciones
570 millions of speakers
English
holiday
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
عُطْلَة
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
отдых
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
férias
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
vacances
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Percutian
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Urlaub
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
休暇
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
휴일
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Liburan
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
ngày nghỉ
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
सुट्टी
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
tatil
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
vacanza
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
urlop
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
канікули
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
vacanță
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
διακοπές
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
vakansie
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
semester
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
ferie
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of holiday
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLIDAY»
The term «holiday» is very widely used and occupies the 431 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «holiday» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of holiday
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «holiday».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLIDAY» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «holiday» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «holiday» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holiday
10 QUOTES WITH «HOLIDAY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word holiday.
What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience.
A typical Seville shop reaches far along the street front, with many open doors, and a counter running the full length. Here ladies sit in pairs and groups, never singly, to cheapen fans and mantillas, while the smiling salesmen, cigarette in hand, shrug and gesticulate and give back banter for banter as gayly as if it were all a holiday frolic.
Some people think that going on a caravan holiday is a slightly more upscale version of camping. Let me assure you, it is much better than that. You know that you will have your creature comforts wherever you are. I never have to pack light, and I can put the kettle on in any location.
Halloween is fun, but it wasn’t always my favorite holiday. I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved.
It’s very hard to respect people on holiday — everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity — but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it’s a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant.
My mother is the sort of woman who not only can raise a chicken and roast it to moist perfection but, as she proved to my openmouthed sister and me on a family holiday to Morocco when we were very young, can barter for one in a market, kill it, pluck it, and then cook it to perfection.
I grew up in a city, I’m a city person — I go on holiday and I’m bored.
There’s something about a holiday that isn’t all about how much money you spend.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLIDAY»
Discover the use of holiday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holiday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Holiday is a book of poems chiseled into both public and private calendar markers, where the unfinished self seeks, desperately and defiantly, resolution through either completion or negation.
The events of this novel take place on a single day in the southern town of Nazareth, a day so punishingly hot that Virginia Hade gives her father’s black workers a holiday from work at the request of the black overseer, John Cloud.
This is an extremely subtle story, a consummate portrait of English provincial life told with all Stanley Middleton’s artistry and depth of feeling. It was joint winner of the Booker Prize in 1974.
The tales in this magnificent collection celebrate the holidays in 19th-century New York City and features stories by Judith McNaught, Jude Devereaux, Jill Barnett, and Arnette Lamb. Reissue.
Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught, Arnette Lamb, 2005
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Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Because I’m tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I’m going to explain exactly how the media really works.
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Busman’s Holiday: (three-act Play)
«Provocative drama about a young and idealistic newspaperman who tried to buck the Marcos-controlled media and is brutally murdered».
This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife.
This graph art activity book is a compilation of holiday pictures which are designed to fit graph paper squares. The child colors in the squares on graph paper according to the direction sheet, and a mystery picture appears.
9
Billie Holiday: A Biography
Presents a biography of the African American woman who, despite a turbulent life, became one of the most famous singers in the history of jazz.
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On Holiday: A History of Vacationing
Beginning his cultural journey among some 18th-century pioneers of tourism, Lofgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of «learning to be a tourist» have shaped our own ways of vacationing.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLIDAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holiday is used in the context of the following news items.
Women find holiday planning and travel more stressful than male …
Revealed: Women find holiday planning and travel to be far more stressful than their male partners (and why it’s all down to a perceived lack of … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Holiday complaints: what to do when travel goes wrong — Telegraph
I also assume that you don’t need any help in having a good time. It’s when things go wrong that they risk ruining your holiday. So here is our … «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
‘I doubted my Turkish holiday romance would last but even incurable …
Kelly O’Neil had read all the stories in magazines – heartbroken British women who’d gone on holiday, fallen in love with a local only for it to … «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind A Retailer’s Made-Up Holiday …
Amazon is not the first to try launching its own shopping holiday. Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba manufactured its own event in 2009 … «Forbes, Jul 15»
Feeling the heat, Iraq declares Thursday a holiday — Al Arabiya News
The announcement effectively brings forward a public holiday at the end of Ramadan. The Eid al-Fitr holiday is due to start by Saturday, and … «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
Louise Redknapp shares holiday picture from Palma with Jamie and …
Louise, 40, and the boys showed off their holiday glow by Day 4 when they huddled in for a cute group shot after dinner in one Balearic Islands … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Welcome To Marketing Land’s Holiday Retailer, 2015 Edition!
Marketing Land reporters and expert contributors will once again help e-commerce marketers make the absolute most of the crucial holiday … «Marketing Land, Jul 15»
How to Be an MP is UK politicians’ top holiday reading — The Guardian
Advising on everything from “how to sympathise” with constituents to “how to stay married”, Paul Flynn’s practical guide, How to Be an MP, … «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Looking for holiday romance? Head to Seattle for the best-looking …
The best things to do on holiday (and there isn’t a sunbed in sight) · Is THIS the world’s best hotel? … Save up to 85% on phone calls on holiday … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
State parks draw record holiday weekend crowds — Kare 11
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state parks drew record crowds on the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and park officials say there are still … «KARE, Jul 15»
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