Christmas

Meaning

Name

1. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.
2. (abbreviation, also, alt-of, attributive, countable, ellipsis, often, uncountable) Ellipsis of Christmas season (“the period of time before and after Christmas Day, during which people prepare for and celebrate Christmas”); Christmastime.
3. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
4. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
5. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
6. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
7. (also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A surname.

Noun

Sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations; also (generally), any Christmas decorations.

Adj

1. (US, also, attributive, not-comparable) Red and green in color.
2. (US, also, attributive, not-comparable) Of a dish: having a sauce made with red (ripe) and green (unripe) chili peppers.

Verb

1. (US, also, attributive, informal, transitive) To decorate (a place) with Christmas (“sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations, or any Christmas decorations”).
2. (US, also, attributive, obsolete, rare, transitive) To bring (someone) Christmas cheer.
3. (US, also, attributive, intransitive) To celebrate Christmas.
4. (US, also, attributive, intransitive) To spend Christmas or the Christmas season in some place.
5. (US, also, attributive, colloquial) To subject to Christmas celebrations.

Intj

An expression of annoyance or surprise: Christ, Jesus Christ, Jiminy Cricket, Jiminy Crickets.

Synonyms

Yule

Xmas

Christmastime

Christmas Day

Noel

Yuletide

Christmastide

Dec 25

Christmas feast

yuletide

christmas

Christmassy

Christmas time

Christmas season

Twelve Days of Christmas

is in the air

is on its way

is approaching

birth

’Tis the season

birthday

🎂

December

Easter

everything

festival

is

nativity

very

Translations

Weihnachten

Noël

Navidad

Natale

Χριστούγεννα

Natal

Kerstmis

Nadal

Noel

Christi Natalis

Nadal

Kerstfeest

Weihnachtsfest

عيد الميلاد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsməs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Cristemasse

Inherited from Old English: Cristes mæsse

In summary

The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”).
The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun.
Adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas.

Sentences

Any time but Christmas .

William was coming on Christmas Eve .