Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winter holiday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: win-ter hol-i-day
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multiday time of rest from work or studies during the winter months.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see winter, holiday: a holiday (holy day or comparable) that falls during the winter; especially, one that celebrates winter or, most specifically, the winter solstice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: the holidays"
"This year we'll spend our winter holiday in Spain."
"Most religions have at least one winter holiday."

Usage

Inflected Forms

winter holidays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

midwinter Yule Yulefest summer holiday summer vacation

Synonyms

holidays winter festival

Questions

What does winter holiday mean?: A multiday time of rest from work or studies during the winter months.

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