- Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay. - Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion.
2 . Holiday
[ n.]
- A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart
in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See
Holyday. - A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and
gayety; a festival day. - A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal
holiday.
Meaning of 'Holiday' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . holiday
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
Example in sentence:
it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover;
no mail is delivered on federal holidays
Meaning (2): - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure