weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: any day of the week except Sunday or now usually except Saturday and Sunday

Examples of weekday in a Sentence

The library is open on weekdays from 9:00 to 5:00.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Great Highway was fully closed to vehicles during stay-at-home orders issued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, before the road reopened to traffic during weekdays. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers similar advice, with weekend bedtimes staying within about an hour of weekday bedtimes. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Fox News Channel’s Will Cain speaks into what appears to be a large radio microphone — a signifier of the more freewheeling conversations held by video podcasters –during his daily afternoon hour on the network’s weekday schedule. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

That’s the idea behind this trench coat, which can easily move from weekday outfits to weekend plans. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weekday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: a day of the week except Sunday or except Saturday and Sunday