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Sunday

SUN-day/ˈsʌn.deɪ/

PluralSundays

7 meanings of Sunday

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  1. 1
    weekend daynouncountable
    The day that comes after Saturday and before Monday, often kept for rest or worship.

    Like a weekly pause, a calm day before a new week of school or work begins.

    We visit my grandmother every Sunday.

    Sunday is the day our church holds its biggest service.

    UsageStart it with a capital S. Say on Sunday, but last Sunday with no on.

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  2. 2
    on that dayadverbcolloquialCanadaUS
    On the day after Saturday, meaning on Sunday.

    Let's meet Sunday after lunch.

    The store opens again Sunday.

    UsageYou can leave out on: see you Sunday.

  3. 3
    fine clothesnouncolloquialbefore a noun
    Fine and elegant, good enough to wear or use at church.

    Like the special outfit you only wear on big days.

    Grandpa put on his Sunday suit for the photo.

    We only use the Sunday plates when guests come over.

    UsagePeople wear their Sunday best, meaning their finest clothes.

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  4. 4
    newspapernouncolloquialcountable
    A newspaper that is sold on Sundays.

    Dad reads the Sunday from cover to cover.

    He buys two Sundays every week just for the crosswords.

    UsagePeople say they read the Sundays, meaning the Sunday papers.

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Less common meanings

  1. 5
    amateurnouncolloquialbefore a noun
    Doing something only now and then, just for fun and not as a job.

    Like someone who plays a sport once a year and still trips over the ball.

    A slow Sunday driver held up the whole line of cars.

    He's just a Sunday golfer, not a serious player.

    UsageUsed in Sunday driver and Sunday painter. It can sound a little unkind.

    Similaramateur

    Oppositeprofessional

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  2. 6
    comic stripnouncolloquialcountable
    A comic strip that is printed in the Sunday newspaper, often in color.

    Kids loved the comic's big, colorful Sundays more than the dailies.

    The cartoonist draws a full-color Sunday every week.

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  3. 7
    verbrare
    To spend the day Sunday in a place, or with certain people.
    The dogs and I were Sundaying on the garden lawn.
    1944, Emily Carr, “Kipling”

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Origin

It comes from Old English sunnandæg, meaning "day of the sun," from sunne ("sun") and dæg ("day").

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts

  • Sunday comes from Old English sunnandæg, literally meaning 'day of the sun'. en.wikipedia.org
  • The compound contains sunne ('sun'), in its genitive form sunnan, and dæg ('day'). en.wiktionary.org