Phrase guide

holiday season

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • What are your plans for the holiday season?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A period in the summer when people go on holiday (vacation).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a time when many people take holidays

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: season

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 歲末年初 /岁末年初 — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佳節 /佳节 (jiājié) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假期 (jiàqī) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Finnish: lomasesonki — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Finnish: lomakausi — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • French: saison des fêtes — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • French: période des fêtes — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • French: Fêtes — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • French: temps des fêtes — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Georgian: სადღესასწაულო სეზონი (sadɣesasc̣aulo sezoni) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • German: Ferienzeit — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Japanese: 連休シーズン — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Japanese: 休暇シーズン — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Korean: 휴가철 (hyugacheol) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Korean: 연말연시 (yeonmaryeonsi) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Polish: ferie — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Russian: курортный сезон (kurortnyj sezon) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Russian: праздник сезон (prazdnik sezon) — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Spanish: temporada de vacaciones — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Spanish: temporada festiva — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Spanish: temporada feriada — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur
  • Vietnamese: kỳ nghỉ lễ — period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur