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unholiday

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Grim or drab; the antithesis of festive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lackluster, wan, banal, basic, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring, cold, colourless, corny, drab, stuffy, dreich, drowsy, dull, dull as dishwater, flat, heavy going, ho-hum, humdrum, insipid, lame, languid, lifeless, longsome, monotonous, mundane, no fun at parties, plain, plodding, prosaic, prosy, pedantic, pedestrian, static, straightforward, snoozeworthy, soporific, tedious, uncool, weaksauce, wooden, uninteresting, stodgy, vapid, vanilla, dim, dingy, faint, leaden, muddy, sad, sober, uncolorful, unholiday

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A day or period of time which is not a holiday, but is celebrated as if it were one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + holiday.