"unholiday" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unholiday [comparative], most unholiday [superlative]
Etymology: un- + holiday Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|holiday}} un- + holiday Head templates: {{en-adj}} unholiday (comparative more unholiday, superlative most unholiday)
  1. Grim or drab; the antithesis of festive. Synonyms: lackluster, wan, boring, dim
    Sense id: en-unholiday-en-adj-j1nboXiV

Noun

Forms: unholidays [plural]
Etymology: un- + holiday Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|holiday}} un- + holiday Head templates: {{en-noun}} unholiday (plural unholidays)
  1. A day or period of time which is not a holiday, but is celebrated as if it were one. Categories (topical): Holidays
    Sense id: en-unholiday-en-noun-peFyzc8a Disambiguation of Holidays: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 67

Inflected forms

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