playday

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noun

A day devoted to play or fun.

“July 28 1728, Jonathan Swift, My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint against the Dean To ease a poor lady, And beg her a playday. So may you be seen No more in the spleen!”

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Meanings

nounplayday (plural playdays)

plural playdays

  1. A day devoted to play or fun.

    July 28 1728, Jonathan Swift, My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint against the Dean To ease a poor lady, And beg her a playday. So may you be seen No more in the spleen!

Synonyms & antonyms

nountime for play or diversion

Similar
playtime
Broader
leisureleisure time
Also see
playtime

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From play + day.

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Cite this entry
APA

playday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playday

MLA

“playday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playday. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playday,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playday.

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