workday

Meaning

Noun

1. (US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
2. (US) That part of a day in which work is done.

Adj

Alternative form of workaday.

Synonyms

working day

weekday

work day

nondramatic

shift

untheatrical

work

workaday

workforce

business day

feria

time of work

unamazing

unmiraculous

unexotic

common

nonexceptional

diurnal

labor force

Translations

Arbeitstag

jour ouvrable

día laborable

werkdag

Werktag

giorno lavorativo

dia útil

jour ouvré

giorno feriale

giornata lavorativa

εργάσιμη ημέρα

Schicht

Frondienst

jornada

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: werkdai

Inherited from Old English: weorcdæġ

Cognate with Western Frisian: wurkdei

Cognate with Dutch: werkdag

Cognate with German: Werktag

In summary

From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday.