weekday
noun
Simple meaning
Any day except Sunday.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
weekdaySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwikdeɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday.
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
Used this way, weekday 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
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