rest day

noun

A day spent resting from work or any other activity.

Similar
day of rest
Opposite
workday
OriginMiddle English resten-dei ← Old English restendæġ →
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Meanings

nounrest day (plural rest days)

plural rest days · alternative day of rest

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

    With overtime, rest day working and other payments, a union source said many drivers can expect to earn well in excess of £75,000.

    2020 April 8, “Network News: SWR drivers' pay rise offer includes DCO clause”, in Rail, page 22

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna day set aside for rest

Similar
day of rest
Opposite
workday
Broader
day of the week

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrestendæġ“day of rest; Sabbath”
  2. Middle Englishresten-dei
  3. Englishrest day

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

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Translations

Bulgarian почивен ден
  • почивен ден (počiven den)day spent resting
Finnish lepopäivä
  • lepopäiväday spent resting
German Ruhetag
  • Ruhetagday spent resting
Greek ρέπο
  • ρέπο (répo)day spent resting
Hungarian pihenőnap
  • pihenőnapday spent resting
Māori rā whakangā, rangi whakangā
  • rā whakangāday spent resting
  • rangi whakangāday spent resting
Norwegian Bokmål hviledag
  • hviledagday spent resting
Spanish día de asueto
  • día de asuetoday spent resting
Swedish vilodag
  • vilodagday spent resting
Tamil விடுமுறை, ஓய்வுநாள்
  • விடுமுறை (viṭumuṟai)day spent resting
  • ஓய்வுநாள் (ōyvunāḷ)day spent resting
Cite this entry
APA

rest day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20day

MLA

“rest day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rest day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20day.

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