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playday

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A day devoted to play or fun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • July 28 1728, Jonathan Swift, My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint against the Dean To ease a poor lady, And beg her a playday. So may you be seen No more in the spleen!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

time for play or diversion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: playtime

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leisure, leisure time

History

Etymology

From play + day.