Saint Valentine's Day

US/ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/UK/ˌsəntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/

proper noun

A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

Similar
Valentine's DayValentine'sValentine DaySt Valentine's DayFebruary 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative St. Valentine's Day · alternative St Valentine's Day

  1. A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

    Tomorrow is S. Valentines day, all in the morning betime, / And I a Maid at your Window, to be your Valentine.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], page 273

    Synonyms: Valentine's Day, Valentine's

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna day for the exchange of tokens of affection

Similar
Valentine DayValentine's DaySt Valentine's DayFebruary 14
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian Свети Валентин
  • Свети ВалентинSaint Valentine's Day
Catalan dia de Sant Valentí
  • dia de Sant ValentíSaint Valentine's Day
Chinese Mandarin 情人節 /情人节
  • 情人節 /情人节 (Qíngrén-jié)Saint Valentine's Day
Czech Den svatého Valentýna
  • Den svatého ValentýnaSaint Valentine's Day
Danish valentinsdag, Sankt Valentins dag
  • valentinsdagSaint Valentine's Day
  • Sankt Valentins dagSaint Valentine's Day
Dutch Valentijn, valentijnsdag
  • ValentijnSaint Valentine's Day
  • valentijnsdagSaint Valentine's Day
Esperanto Sankt-Valentena tago, Valentena Tago
  • Sankt-Valentena tagoSaint Valentine's Day
  • Valentena TagoSaint Valentine's Day
Estonian sõbrapäev, valentinipäev
  • sõbrapäevSaint Valentine's Day
  • valentinipäevSaint Valentine's Day
Finnish ystävänpäivä
  • ystävänpäiväSaint Valentine's Day
French Saint-Valentin
  • Saint-ValentinSaint Valentine's Day
German Valentinstag
  • ValentinstagSaint Valentine's Day
Greek Ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου
  • Ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου (Iméra tou Agíou Valentínou)Saint Valentine's Day
Hebrew יום ולנטיין, יום האהבה
  • יום ולנטיין (yóm válentayn)Saint Valentine's Day
  • יום האהבה (yóm ha'ahavá)Saint Valentine's Day
  • חג האהבה (khág ha'ahavá)Saint Valentine's Day
  • ולנטיינס (válentayns)Saint Valentine's Day
Hindi संत वैलण्टाइन का दिवस, वैलण्टाइन का दिवस
  • संत वैलण्टाइन का दिवस (sant vailaṇṭāin kā divas)Saint Valentine's Day
  • वैलण्टाइन का दिवस (vailaṇṭāin kā divas)Saint Valentine's Day
Irish Lá San Vailintín, Lá Fhéile Vailintín
  • Lá San VailintínSaint Valentine's Day
  • Lá Fhéile VailintínSaint Valentine's Day
Italian San Valentino
  • San ValentinoSaint Valentine's Day
Japanese バレンタインデー, バレンタイン
  • バレンタインデー (Barentain-dē)Saint Valentine's Day
  • バレンタイン (Barentain)Saint Valentine's Day
Korean 성 발렌타인 데이, 성 밸런타인 축일
  • 성 발렌타인 데이 (seong ballentain dei)Saint Valentine's Day
  • 성 밸런타인 축일 (seong baelleontain chugil)Saint Valentine's Day
Norwegian valentinsdag, Sankt Valentins dag
  • valentinsdagSaint Valentine's Day
  • Sankt Valentins dagSaint Valentine's Day
Persian روز والنتین
  • روز والنتین (ruz-e vâlentin)Saint Valentine's Day
Polish walentynki, święto zakochanych
  • walentynkiSaint Valentine's Day
  • święto zakochanychSaint Valentine's Day
Portuguese Dia de São Valentim, Dia dos Namorados
  • Dia de São ValentimSaint Valentine's Day
  • Dia dos NamoradosSaint Valentine's Day
Russian день свято́го Валенти́на, день Валенти́на
  • день свято́го Валенти́на (denʹ svjatóvo Valentína)Saint Valentine's Day
  • день Валенти́на (denʹ Valentína)Saint Valentine's Day
Scottish Gaelic Là nam Pòg
  • Là nam PògSaint Valentine's Day
Spanish San Valentín, Día de San Valentín
  • San ValentínSaint Valentine's Day
  • Día de San ValentínSaint Valentine's Day
  • Día de los EnamoradosSaint Valentine's Day
Swahili siku ya wapendanao
  • siku ya wapendanaoSaint Valentine's Day
Swedish alla hjärtans dag
  • alla hjärtans dagSaint Valentine's Day
Tagalog araw ng mga puso
  • araw ng mga pusoSaint Valentine's Day
Thai วันวาเลนไทน์
  • วันวาเลนไทน์ (wan-waa-len-taai)Saint Valentine's Day
Turkish Sevgililer Günü
  • Sevgililer GünüSaint Valentine's Day
Ukrainian день свято́го Валенти́на, день Валенти́на
  • день свято́го Валенти́на (denʹ svjatóho Valentýna)Saint Valentine's Day
  • день Валенти́на (denʹ Valentýna)Saint Valentine's Day
Vietnamese lễ Tình Nhân
  • lễ Tình NhânSaint Valentine's Day
Cite this entry
APA

Saint Valentine's Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Valentine's%20Day

MLA

“Saint Valentine's Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Valentine's%20Day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint Valentine's Day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Valentine's%20Day.

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