rest day

rest day

English

Alternative forms

• day of rest

Etymology

Possibly a continuation of Middle English resten-dei, restandæȝ, from Old English restendæġ (“day of rest; Sabbath”).

Noun

rest day (plural rest days)

1. A day spent resting from work or any other activity.

Translations

day spent resting

Finnish: lepopäivä German: Ruhetag (de) m Greek: ρέπο (répo) Hungarian: pihenőnap (hu)

Norwegian: Bokmål: hviledag m Spanish: día de asueto

References

• “rest day” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

• strayed