Synonym: furlough, leave, vacation. Antonym: weekday, workday. Similar words: validate, invalidate, solid, stolid, solidify, Catholic, solidification, nonalcoholic. Meaning: ['hɑlɪdeɪ /'hɒlɪdeɪ ,-dɪ] 
n. 1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure 2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom. v. spend or take a vacation.
n. 1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure 2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom. v. spend or take a vacation. 1. Sunday is a regular holiday.
2. They have wheedled a holiday from the headmaster.
3. The romance added spice to the holiday.
4. The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year.
5. This illness makes a mess of my holiday plans.
6. Have you any thoughts about our next holiday?
7. We had good weather on our holiday.
8. I asked my boss for a holiday.
9. Did you enjoy yourselves in your holiday?
10. Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather.
11. Holiday flights reach a peak during August.
12. Spain is still our most popular holiday destination.
13. Sunday is a holiday in Christian countries.
14. The city is in a festive / holiday mood.
15. We'll go on holiday in May.
16. He's on holiday in Africa, hunting for animals.
17. The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.
18. I don't normally take my holiday in midsummer.
19. We'll take our holiday sometime in August, I think.
20. My memories of the holiday are rather hazy.
21. Did you enjoy your holiday?—Anything but.
22. They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
23. The day was proclaimed a public holiday.
24. We spent part of our holiday in France.
25. We're going on holiday next month.
26. Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous .
27. Did you have a nice holiday?
28. Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.
29. We took adequate food for the holiday.
30. Brittany is a favoured holiday destination for families.