Phrase guide

day off

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /deɪˈɒf/
  • /ˈdeɪ.ɒf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After the accident, he took a day off.
  • Tuesday is my day off.
  • I can meet you tomorrow because I have the day off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a day when you are not required to work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Thursday is his day off

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time off

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَوْم عُطْلَة (yawm ʕuṭla) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Belarusian: выхадны́ (vyxadný) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Belarusian: выхадны́ дзень (vyxadný dzjenʹ) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Bulgarian: свобо́ден де́н (svobóden dén) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Catalan: dia lliure — a day of vacation etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 休息日 (xiūxirì) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假日 (jiàrì) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Czech: volný den — a day of vacation etc.
  • Danish: fridag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Dutch: vrije dag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Esperanto: ferio — a day of vacation etc.
  • Estonian: vaba päev — a day of vacation etc.
  • Finnish: vapaapäivä — a day of vacation etc.
  • French: jour de congé — a day of vacation etc.
  • German: Ruhetag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Greek: ρέπο (répo) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Hindi: छुट्टी का दिन (chuṭṭī kā din) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Hungarian: szabadnap — a day of vacation etc.
  • Irish: lá saor — a day of vacation etc.
  • Italian: giorno libero — a day of vacation etc.
  • Japanese: 休み (yasumi) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Japanese: 休日 (kyūjitsu) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Korean: 휴일 (hyuil) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Korean: 쉬는 날 (swineun nal) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Lithuanian: laisva diena — a day of vacation etc.
  • Manx: laa jeh — a day of vacation etc.
  • Manx: laa seyr — a day of vacation etc.
  • Eastern Mari: ярсыме кече (jarsyme keče) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fridag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fridag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Iranian Persian: روزِ تَعْطیل (ruz-e ta'til) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Polish: dzień wolny — a day of vacation etc.
  • Portuguese: dia de férias — a day of vacation etc.
  • Portuguese: folga — a day of vacation etc.
  • Russian: выходно́й (vyxodnój) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Russian: выходно́й день (vyxodnój denʹ) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Scottish Gaelic: latha dheth — a day of vacation etc.
  • Slovene: praznik — a day of vacation etc.
  • Slovene: prosto — a day of vacation etc.
  • Spanish: día de libranza — a day of vacation etc.
  • Spanish: día de asueto — a day of vacation etc.
  • Spanish: día libre — a day of vacation etc.
  • Swedish: vilodag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Swedish: semesterdag — a day of vacation etc.
  • Tajik: рӯзи истироҳат (rüz-i istirohat) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Tajik: рӯзи дамгири (rüz-i damgir-i) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Thai: วันหยุด (wan-yùt) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Turkish: izinli gün — a day of vacation etc.
  • Turkish: izin — a day of vacation etc.
  • Ukrainian: вихідни́й день (vyxidnýj denʹ) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Ukrainian: вихідни́й (vyxidnýj) — a day of vacation etc.
  • Uzbek: dam oluvchi — a day of vacation etc.
  • Vietnamese: ngày nghỉ — a day of vacation etc.
  • Welsh: diwrnod i ffwrdd — a day of vacation etc.
  • Welsh: diwrnod bant — a day of vacation etc.