rest day

English

Alternative forms

• day of rest

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

rest day (plural rest days)

1. A day spent resting from work or any other activity.
   • 2020 April 8, “Network News: SWR drivers' pay rise offer includes DCO clause”, in Rail, page 22:

     With overtime, rest day working and other payments, a union source said many drivers can expect to earn well in excess of £75,000.

Translations

day spent resting

• Bulgarian: почивен ден m (počiven den)
• Finnish: lepopäivä (fi)
• German: Ruhetag (de) m
• Greek: ρέπο (répo)
• Hungarian: pihenőnap (hu)
• Maori: rā whakangā, rangi whakangā
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hviledag m

• Spanish: día de asueto
• Swedish: vilodag (sv) c

References

• “rest day”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• strayed