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单词 holiday
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holiday

1 of 2

noun

hol·​i·​day ˈhä-lə-ˌdā How to pronounce holiday (audio)
 British usually  ˈhä-lə-dē
1
: holy day
an important Muslim holiday
2
: a day on which one is exempt from work
specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
will be closed for the July 4th holiday
a national holiday
plans for the holiday weekend
3
chiefly British : vacation
often used in the phrase on holiday
going on holiday
often used in plural
spent the summer holidays in Spain
4
: a period of exemption or relief
corporations enjoying a tax holiday

holiday

2 of 2

verb

holidayed; holidaying; holidays

intransitive verb

: to take or spend a vacation or holiday (see holiday entry 1 sense 2) especially in travel or at a resort : vacation
will holiday this year at the shore
holidayer noun

Synonyms

Noun

  • break
  • hols [British]
  • leave
  • recess
  • vacation

Verb

  • vacation
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Example Sentences

Noun 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. We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean. Verb She likes holidaying in the Caribbean. saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Australia will have a one-time national holiday on Sept. 22 to allow citizens to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Paul Vieira, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Ardern also announced Monday that New Zealand would mark the death of Elizabeth with a public holiday on Sept. 26. Nick Perry, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Australia will get a one-time national public holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, as her death revives a decades-long debate over whether the country should become a republic. Emma O'brien, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 The holiday, which celebrates Mexico’s declaration of independence from Spain in 1810, is Friday. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Many scathingly criticized Russian authorities for continuing with fireworks and other lavish festivities in Moscow that marked a city holiday on Saturday despite the debacle in Ukraine. Karl Ritter And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 On Monday, the day of the Queen’s funeral, which has been declared a holiday in the United Kingdom. Solcyre Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2022 Photo services bring traffic into these retailers' stores, particularly during the peak holiday, graduation and wedding seasons. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 The new king formally approved a series of orders — including one declaring the day of his mother’s funeral a public holiday. Jill Lawless, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
Verb
The surge came, worse than imagined, with Americans determined to holiday their way through the new year like the pandemic didn’t exist. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2021 For the world’s beleaguered airline industry, the measures give travelers yet another reason to think twice before taking to the skies and will probably end Britons’ plans of holidaying abroad this summer. James Ludden, Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2020 Morrison returned home early from holidaying in Hawaii ahead of Christmas following the death of two firefighters and amid criticism his government was doing too little to address climate change and a country-wide drought. NBC News, 29 Dec. 2019 Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend’s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town. Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2020 Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves’ holidays the Blackest celebration of all time. Danielle Young, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019 Ticking off yet another Caribbean island, Queen Elizabeth II visited Mustique (where William and Kate are currently rumoured to be holidaying) with her sister Princess Margaret in 1977. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2019 The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor. The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 According to the Sun, the Derby County manager, who has been holidaying in France with his family, is set to meet Roman Abramovich on his yacht in St Tropez this week for contractual talks. SI.com, 18 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English hāligdæg, from hālig holy + dæg day

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1869, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

holiday

noun

hol·​i·​day ˈhä-lə-ˌdā How to pronounce holiday (audio)
1
: a special day of celebration during which schools and businesses are often closed
2
chiefly British : vacation entry 1

Biographical Definition

Holiday

biographical name

Hol·​i·​day ˈhä-lə-ˌdā How to pronounce Holiday (audio)
Eleanora 1915–1959 Billie American jazz singer

holiday 1 of 2

noun

chiefly British
as in vacation
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • vacation
  • leave
  • break
  • hols
  • recess
  • relaxation
  • sabbatical
  • rest
  • furlough
  • liberty
  • respite
  • interim
  • feast
  • interval
  • breather
  • legal holiday
  • lounging
  • intermission
  • idling
  • holy day
  • loafing
  • slacking

holiday

2 of 2

verb

as in to vacation
to take or spend a vacation saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vacation
  • rest
  • escape
  • relax
  • recess
  • break
  • get off
  • lounge
  • loaf
  • repose
  • bum
  • idle
  • get (away)
  • let up
  • laze
  • ease (up)
  • goldbrick
  • slack (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • work
  • slave
  • labor
  • struggle
  • endeavor
  • hustle
  • strain
  • toil
  • plow
  • strive
  • plug
  • sweat
  • peg (away)
  • hump
  • grub
  • plod
  • travail
  • slog
  • drudge
  • moil
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