day
noun
Simple meaning
A period of opportunity.
Pronunciation
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dayIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdeɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
A period of opportunity
“He deserves his day in court.”
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
The part of a day period which one spends at one's job, school, etc.
An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
Used this way, day is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use day
- “My day began early this morning.”noun
- “He deserves his day in court.”noun
- “It should arrive any day now.”noun
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