weekday
IPA: wˈikdeɪ
noun
- Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday.
- (Islam) Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, but not Friday.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, but not Sunday. (e.g. in Vietnam)
- (Judaism) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday.
- (now rare) Any day of the week (Monday through Sunday).
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Examples of "weekday" in Sentences
- I always look forward to the weekend after a long and busy weekday
- On a weekday, the streets are filled with people rushing to work or school
- I prefer to do my grocery shopping on a weekday when the stores are less crowded
- It's hard to find time to relax during the weekday with so many obligations and deadlines
- I like to unwind with a good book or movie on a weekday evening after a hectic day
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