holiday

holiday

noun, chiefly British

Definition of HOLIDAY

a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended <the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France>

Synonyms break, holiday [chiefly British], hols [British], leave, recess

Related Words sabbatical; furlough, liberty; breather, relaxation, respite, rest; interim, intermission, interval; feast, holy day, legal holiday; idling, loafing, lounging, slacking