Sunday

Definitions

1. The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
2. A newspaper published on Sunday.
   informal
3. A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.
   informal
4. Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.
   attributive, informal
5. Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.
   attributive, informal

Equivalents

89 more languages

AfrikaansSondag

አማርኛእሑድ

العربيةأولالأحديَوْم الْأَحَد

Azərbaycan dilibazar

Беларускаянядзе́ля

Българскинеделя

বাংলারবিবার

བོད་སྐད།གཟའ་ཉི་མ

Bosanskinedeljanedeljninedjeljanedjeljnineđeljapazarнедељанедељнинедјељанедјељни+ 7 more

Catalàdiumenge

Češtinanedělenedělní

Cymraegdydd Sul

Dansksøndag

ΕλληνικάκυριακάτικαΚυριακή

Esperantodimanĉedimanĉo

Eestipühapäev

Euskaraigande

Suomipyhäsunnuntaisunnuntainasunnuntainumero+ 1 more

Vosa VakavitiSiga Tabu

GaeilgeDé DomhnaighDomhnach

Galegodomingo

ગુજરાતીદિતવારરવિવાર

HausaLahadi

ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiLāpule

עבריתיום ראשון

हिन्दीआदित्यवारइतवारएतवारभानुवाररविवारसूर्यवार+ 3 more

Hrvatskinedeljanedeljninedjeljanedjeljnineđeljapazarнедељанедељнинедјељанедјељни+ 7 more

Magyarvasárnap

Հայերենկիրակի

Bahasa IndonesiaAhadminggu

Íslenskasunnudagur

Italianodomenica

日本語サンデー日曜日曜日日曜版+ 1 more

ქართულიკვირაკვირადღეკვირაობითკვირას+ 1 more

Қазақ тіліжексенбі

ភាសាខ្មែរថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ

ಕನ್ನಡಭಾನುವಾರ

한국어온공일일요일요일주일해날+ 2 more

Kurdîbazar

Кыргызчажекшемби

Latinadiēs Dominicusdies SolisDominica

LëtzebuergeschSonndeg

Lingálaeyengalomingo

ລາວວັນອາທິດອາທິດ

Lietuviųsekmadienis

Latviešusvētdiena

Te Reo MāoriRātapu

Македонскинедела

Монголбүтэн сайн өдөрням

मराठीरविवार

Bahasa MelayuahadHari Minggumingguاحدميڠݢو+ 2 more

မြန်မာတနင်္ဂနွေ

नेपालीआइतबार

Nederlands's zondagszondagzondags

ଓଡ଼ିଆରବିବାର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਐਤਵਾਰ

Polskiniedzielaniedzielny

پښتواتبار

Portuguêsdomingodomingueirodominicalno domingo+ 1 more

Românăduminică

РусскийВоскресеньенеделя

سنڌيآچر

Slovenčinanedeľa

Slovenščinanedelja

Gagana SamoaAso Sa

ChiShonasvondo

Soomaaliaxad

Shqipe diele dielë

Српскиnedeljanedeljninedjeljanedjeljnineđeljapazarнедељанедељнинедјељанедјељни+ 7 more

SesothoLamorenaSontaha

Svenskasöndag

KiswahiliJumapili

தமிழ்ஞாயிறு

తెలుగుఆదివారంరవివారము

Тоҷикӣякшанбе

ไทยอาทิตย์

ትግርኛሰንበት

Türkmençeýekşenbe

TagalogLinggo

Setswanatshipi

Türkçepazar

ئۇيغۇرچەيەكشەنبە

Українськанедільнийнеділя

اردواتواررویواریک شنبہیوم الاحد+ 1 more

O'zbekchayakshanba

Tiếng ViệtChủ nhậtChúa nhật

Wolofdibéer

isiXhosaiCawe

isiZuluiSonto

Examples

“Every day is like⟳ Sunday / Every day is silent and grey”

“And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set⟳ up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.”

“But on that Sunday it was filled with Episcopalians from around the country who had traveled to South Bend⟳ to attend⟳ his campaign launch⟳.”

“I gave him the switchboard with my love⟳, went down to the Savoy for breakfast and read⟳ the Sundays.”

“It just wasn't his thing, although he did beautiful Sundays for however long he did them. So as soon as he could, he hired someone to do the Sundays. Karen and I would do some dailies, but we were the Sunday artists.”

“Your face⟳ is the color of a Sunday swimmer who swallowed half the pool.”

“My limbs felt hollow, empty. Empty, empty, empty. A Sunday cyclist on a casual ride⟳ could have⟳ passed me.”

“Below, a Sunday painter dabs at a canvas near the Pont Neuf, his suit⟳ as natty as any Landru wore. He tilts his bowler hat and steps back to view⟳ his efforts. 'What is a Sunday painter?' Matisse says aloud. 'When we start⟳, we are all Sunday painters.'”

“If he even tries it, then his addiction will take⟳ over again. An alcoholic can never become⟳ a “Sunday drinker”.”

“His father replies with a special tone of voice (his 'Sunday voice', which he also used for reading fairy tales): 'That is about the tragedy of human beings!'”

“It landed on the wire mesh in front of me, thrust its thin, monkey-arm through the wire, seized my Sunday hat, blue satin ribbons, rosettes and all, and squealing in triumph made off with it, leaping and bounding, to the top of the monkey-tree.”

“On the day of the show⟳ I decided to wear⟳ my good blue Sunday suit⟳, even though Ms. Arnoldi had prescribed flannel shirts, boots, and jeans for all the boys.”

CEFR level