Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unholiday

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hol-i-day
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day or period of time which is not a holiday, but is celebrated as if it were one.

adj

Grim or drab; the antithesis of festive.

Example Sentences

"Yet the most touching gifts are often the ones that come as unbirthday or unholiday or unanniverary gifts."
"I guess this unholiday is exactly what we all needed today, she thought as she pulled into the driveway."
"It being your unbirthday then you must be invited to boogie at the bank unholiday."
"Today we declare an unholiday. We'll take a break from all our play."
"An air of gaiety and festal enjoyment, which contrasts singularly with the unholiday appearance of men and things in the interior of the country, reigns on the waters of the bays and rivers in the vicinity of the cities to a surprising degree."
"O that unholiday look of English countenances, how sad it is!"

Etymology

From un- + holiday.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

unholidays (plural) more unholiday (comparative) most unholiday (superlative)

Synonyms

lackluster wan banal basic mindless beat blah commonplace bland boring cold colourless

Questions

What does unholiday mean?: A day or period of time which is not a holiday, but is celebrated as if it were one.
Where does unholiday come from?: From un- + holiday.

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