highday

English

noun

Definitions

A feast-day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.
A time or period of full activity or strength; heyday.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heh dæi inherited from Old English hēah dæġ compound from English high + English day.

Origin

English

day

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Alien Day English
Bloomsday English
Day-Glo English
Highveld English
Star Wars Day English
White Day English
ahigh English
birthday English
centiday English
daily English
day English
day job English
daybeam English
daybed English
dayboat English
daybook English
dayboy English
daycare English
daycarer English
daycoach English
daydream English
dayer English
dayflower English
dayfly English
dayflying English
dayful English
daygirl English
dayglow English
dayhike English
daylength English
dayless English
daylife English
daylight English
daylike English
daylily English
daylong English
daymark English
daymeal English
daypack English
daypart English
dayrise English
dayroom English
days English
daysack English
daysail English
daysailer English
daysailing English
daysailor English
dayshield English
dayside English
daysight English
daysleeper English
daysman English
dayspring English
daystar English
daysworth English
daytime English
daytrip English
daywalker English
dayward English
daywear English
daywork English
dayworker English
deathday English
deciday English
everyday English
foreday English
gameday English
gangday English
hackday English
height English
heighth English
high English
high blood pressure English
high king English
high sea English
high-functioning English
high-hearted English
high-key English
high-level English
high-rise English
high-risk English
high-test English
highback English
highbacked English
highball English
highbie English
highbishop English
highborn English
highbred English
highbrow English
highbush English
highchair English
highcut English
highen English
highfather English
highflying English
highgate English
highhearted English
highish English
highland English
highleg English
highlife English
highlining English
highlow English
highly English
highman English
highmost English
highness English
highpad English
highpass English
highspot English
highstand English
hightail English
hightail it English
highth English
hightide English
highwall English
highwater English
highway English
highwire English
highwrought English
holiday English
interday English
intraday English
knee-high English
latter-day English
leg day English
lifeday English
loveday English
midday English
multiday English
nonday English
nonhigh English
noonday English
on high English
payday English
playday English
quarter-day English
rebirthday English
schoolday English
sea-day English
seaday English
semihigh English
sky-high English
someday English
superhigh English
ultra-high English
ultrahigh English
washday English
weekday English
workaday English
workday English
yearday English
yesterday English
ハイカラ Japanese
hēah dæġ Old English
day Middle English
heh dæi Middle English
high Middle English
higsipnayan Tagalog
de Tok Pisin
dei Sranan Tongo
hei Sranan Tongo