What does "friday" mean?
The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
Friday
/ˈfɹaɪ.deɪ/ adv, noun, slang
adv, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
- Grammar: friday is listed as adv, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: abstention, abstinence, asceticism, astrology.
- Useful contrasts: any other day, midweek, monday.
- Usage evidence: I suggest that we go out on Friday.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
"For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA."
- 2 the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day wordnet
- 3 The last workday in a work schedule that is not Monday through Friday. colloquial
"Tomorrow's Thursday, but I have Friday and Saturday off, so really it's my Friday."
Adverb
- 1 On Friday. Canada, US, informal, not-comparable
Example
"I suggest that we go out on Friday."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "friday"?
Common synonyms include: abstention, abstinence, asceticism, astrology, avoidance, celibacy.
How do you use "friday" in a sentence?
I suggest that we go out on Friday.
How do you pronounce "friday"?
Pronounced /ˈfɹaɪ.deɪ/.
Etymology
From Middle English Friday, from Old English frīġedæġ. Compound of Frīġ and dæġ (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris, via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the goddess Frigg with the Roman goddess of love Venus. See also friend. Compare West Frisian freed, German Low German Freedag, Friedag, Dutch vrijdag, German Freitag, Danish fredag. Old Norse Frigg (genitive Friggjar), Old Saxon Fri, and Old English Frīġ are derived from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō. Frigg is cognate with Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā́, “wife”). The root also appears in Old Saxon fri (“beloved lady”); in Swedish fria, in Danish and Norwegian as fri (“to propose for marriage”); a related meaning exists in Icelandic as frjá (“to love”) and similarly in Dutch vrijen (“to make love (to have sex)”). Compare Japanese 金曜日.