Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holidays

/hˈɑlədˌeɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: hol-i-days
IPA: /hˈɑlədˌeɪz/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of holiday

noun

(usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home.

Informal

noun

The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

Canadian usage; American usage

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of holiday

adv

On holidays.

Example Sentences

"Where are you going for your holidays this year?"
"We're on our holidays."
"Near-synonym: winter holiday"
"Where will you be spending the holidays?"

Usage

Phrases

happy holidays high days and holidays summer holidays

Synonyms

winter holiday

Questions

How do you pronounce holidays?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑlədˌeɪz/.
What does holidays mean?: plural of holiday

How to pronounce holidays

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