Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rest day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
rest -day
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day spent resting from work or any other activity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly a continuation of Middle English resten-dei, restandæȝ, from Old English restendæġ (“day of rest; Sabbath”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: resten-dei, restendæġ

Inflected Forms

rest days (plural) day of rest (alternative)

Synonyms

day of rest

Questions

What does rest day mean?
A day spent resting from work or any other activity.
Where does rest day come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rest day

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