From Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Sunnōn dag (literally “day of the Sun”), equivalent to sun + day, as a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Sōlis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 C.E.
Compare Saterland Frisian Sundai (“Sunday”), German Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, German Sonntag, Danish søndag, Yiddish זונטיק (zuntik).
Meanings
(Canada, US, in UK, informal, not-comparable) On Sunday.
Translations (26)
nl 's zondags (on Sunday) · vo sudelo (on Sunday) · fr dimanche (on Sunday) · lv svētdien (on Sunday) · sk v nedeľu (on Sunday) · ro duminică (on Sunday) · eo dimanĉe (on Sunday) · la dominica (on Sunday) · de sonntags (on Sunday) · vo balüdelo (on Sunday) · el κυριακάτικα (on Sunday) · ka კვირას (on Sunday) · ga Dé Domhnaigh (on Sunday) · pdc Sunndaag (on Sunday) · pt no domingo (on Sunday) · ka კვირაობით (on Sunday) · ro duminica (on Sunday) · nl zondags (on Sunday) · fi sunnuntaina (on Sunday) · tr pazar (on Sunday) · bg в неделя (on Sunday) · pt dominical (on Sunday) · vo soldelo (on Sunday) · pt domingueiro (on Sunday) · cy ddydd Sul (on Sunday) · gv Jedoonee (on Sunday)
From Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Sunnōn dag (literally “day of the Sun”), equivalent to sun + day, as a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Sōlis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 C.E.
Compare Saterland Frisian Sundai (“Sunday”), German Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, German Sonntag, Danish søndag, Yiddish זונטיק (zuntik).
Meanings
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; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
But on that Sunday it was filled with Episcopalians from around the country who had traveled to South Bend to attend his campaign launch. 2019 August 16, Daniel Burke, “How Pete Buttigieg found God”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2021:
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. 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
Every day is like Sunday / Every day is silent and grey 1988, Morrissey, “Everyday Is Like Sunday”, in Viva Hate:
(informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
I gave him the switchboard with my love, went down to the Savoy for breakfast and read the Sundays. 1974, John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:
(informal) A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.
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. 2017, Mark Arnold, Pocket Full of Dennis the Menace:
(attributive, informal) Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.
My limbs felt hollow, empty. Empty, empty, empty. A Sunday cyclist on a casual ride could have passed me. 2010 March 30, Lance Armstrong, Every Second Counts, Random House, →ISBN, page 51:
Your face is the color of a Sunday swimmer who swallowed half the pool. 2010 November 9, Rosemary Wells, On the Blue Comet, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 113:
If he even tries it, then his addiction will take over again. An alcoholic can never become a “Sunday drinker”. 2016 January 18, Renars Sidrabs, Memoirs of a Drunk, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
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.' 2010 December 15, Peter Everett, Matisse's War, Random House, →ISBN:
(attributive, informal) Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.
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. 2011 April 29, Tommy Chamberlain, A Spoon Full of Sugar, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 6:
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!' 2002, Emanuel Zeylmans, Willem Zeylmans Van Emmichoven: An Inspiration for Anthroposophy : a Biography, Temple Lodge Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:
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. 2010, Marion Houldsworth, The Morning Side of the Hill, Boolarong Press, →ISBN, page 150:
sc domiga (day of the week) · kpj nobiu (day of the week) · iu ᓈᑦᑏᖑᔭ (day of the week) · crs dimans (day of the week) · rup Dumãnicã (day of the week) · sh недеља (day of the week) · ln eyenga (day of the week) · khb ᦞᧃᦑᦲᧆ (day of the week) · ary الحد (day of the week) · ur یَومُ الْاَحَد (day of the week) · hil Domingo (day of the week) · ny Lasabata (day of the week) · ru воскресе́нье (day of the week) · ur یَک شَنْبَہ (day of the week) · nds-de Sunndag (day of the week) · non sunnudagr (day of the week) · orv недѣлꙗ (day of the week) · ee Kɔsiɖagbe (day of the week) · liv pivāpǟva (day of the week) · nn søndag (day of the week) · mn ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠢᠢᠨ ᠡᠳᠦᠷ (day of the week) · vec doménega (day of the week) · syc ܚܕܒܫܒܐ (day of the week) · sq e dielë (day of the week) · lo ວັນອາທິດ (day of the week) · rm dumeingia (day of the week) · id Ahad (day of the week) · rom kurko (day of the week) · akz nihta istontòklo (day of the week) · nan-hbl 禮拜日 /礼拜日 (day of the week) · pcd diminche (day of the week) · af Sondag (day of the week) · ar يَوْم الْأَحَد (day of the week) · sjd пассьпе̄ййв (day of the week) · ha Lahadi (day of the week) · hi भानुवार (day of the week) · mn гарагийн өдөр (day of the week) · zza bazar (diq) (day of the week) · fr presse dominicale (newspaper) · tk dynçgün (day of the week) · ko 일요 (day of the week) · sh недјеља (day of the week) · or ରବିବାର (day of the week) · ang sunnandæġ (day of the week) · dng щинчижы (day of the week) · sc domìniga (day of the week) · oj anamaʼe-giizhigad (day of the week) · cic Nittak Ishtontoklo' (day of the week) · mt il-Ħadd (day of the week) · ja 日曜版 (newspaper) · rm dumengia (day of the week) · sc dumínica (day of the week) · kum къаттыгюн (day of the week) · xh iCawe (day of the week) · akz nihtahollo (day of the week) · nds-de Sünndag (day of the week) · aii ܚܕܒܫܒܐ (day of the week) · syl ꠞꠛꠤꠛꠣꠞ (day of the week) · tn tshipi (day of the week) · tpi sande (day of the week) · nv Damóo (day of the week) · syl ꠞꠂꠛ꠆ꠛꠣꠞ (day of the week) · cu ⱀⰵⰴⱑⰾⱑ (day of the week) · ckb یەکشەم (day of the week) · kmr yekşeme (day of the week) · ty Sabati (day of the week) · sk nedeľa (day of the week) · el Κυριακή (day of the week) · gu દિતવાર (day of the week) · hi रविवार (day of the week) · br Sul (day of the week) · lg sande (day of the week) · mnc ᡧᡠᠨ ᡠᠰᡳᠩᡤᡳ (day of the week) · sva ნაგზი (day of the week) · gu રવિવાર (day of the week) · pap diadomingu (day of the week) · mn ням (day of the week) · sh nedelja (day of the week) · xcl միաշաբաթի (day of the week) · th อาทิตย์ (day of the week) · ne आइतबार (day of the week) · csb niedzela (day of the week) · tl Dominggo (day of the week) · mk не́дела (day of the week) · uk неді́ля (day of the week) · izh pyhä (day of the week) · win Haramįhe Hąąp (day of the week) · km ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ (day of the week) · nn sundag (day of the week) · nrf dîmmaunche (day of the week) · cic Nittak Hollo' (day of the week) · wa dimegne (day of the week) · hsb njedźela (day of the week) · rup Dumenãche (day of the week) · cmn 星期日 (day of the week) · zza yewşeme (diq) (day of the week) · bar Sunnda (day of the week) · mn ᠨᠢᠮᠠ (day of the week) · myv таргочи (day of the week) · lou dimansh (day of the week) · xmf ჟაშხა (day of the week) · esu Agayuneq (day of the week) · ka კვირა (day of the week) · xag 𐕚𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕌𐔱𐔰𐕜 (day of the week) · ast domingu (day of the week) · nb søndag (day of the week) · ba йәкшәмбе (day of the week) · bho एतवार (day of the week) · uz yakshanba (day of the week) · ia dominica (day of the week) · arz الحد (day of the week) · gl domingo (day of the week) · yi זונטיק (day of the week) · arn domingu antü (day of the week) · dz ཟླ་བ (day of the week) · vo soldel (day of the week) · frr saandi (day of the week) · fj Siga Tabu (day of the week) · ss lí-Sontfo (day of the week) · ur رَوِیوار (day of the week) · cs neděle (day of the week) · ms Minggu (day of the week) · ab амҽыша (day of the week) · nv Damį́įgo (day of the week) · he יוֹם א׳ (day of the week) · da søndag (day of the week) · alt воскресен (day of the week) · lo ອາທິດ (day of the week) · kg Lumbu kia lumingu (day of the week) · eo dimanĉo (day of the week) · ems Agayuneq (day of the week) · ur ایتْوَار (day of the week) · co dumenica (day of the week) · bcl Domingo (day of the week) · hi इतवार (day of the week) · tt якшәмбе (day of the week) · lkt Aŋpétu Wakȟáŋ (day of the week) · li zönjig (day of the week) · rup Dumeniche (day of the week) · lez базар (day of the week) · vo sudel (day of the week) · fr dimanche (day of the week) · bug duminggu (day of the week) · fi sunnuntai (day of the week) · lt sekmadienis (day of the week) · la diēs Dominicus (day of the week) · nds-de Ssundag (day of the week) · ce кӏиранде (day of the week) · ko 일요일 (day of the week) · ltg svātdīne (day of the week) · kn ಭಾನುವಾರ (day of the week) · nl zondag (day of the week) · lkt Aŋpétu Šakówiŋ (day of the week) · ca diumenge (day of the week) · si ඉරිදා (day of the week) · ky жекшемби (day of the week) · st Sontaha (day of the week) · dsb njeźela (day of the week) · gv Doonaght (day of the week) · az bazar (day of the week) · fo sunnudagur (day of the week) · bni eyenga (day of the week) · xcl կիւրակէ (day of the week) · haw Lāpule (day of the week) · qu dumingu (day of the week) · kw Sul (day of the week) · tkl Ahohā (day of the week) · pa ਐਤਵਾਰ (day of the week) · lus Chawlhni (day of the week) · sl nedélja (day of the week) · crh bazar (day of the week) · lzz მჟორაჩხა (day of the week) · sva მიშლადეღ (day of the week) · mak aha (day of the week) · ml ഞായര് (day of the week) · bjn Ahat (day of the week) · dng екшанбэ (day of the week) · tzm ⴰⵛⴻⵔ (day of the week) · rue недї́ля (day of the week) · cy dydd Sul (day of the week) · mr रविवार (day of the week) · wo Dimas (day of the week) · cmn 周日 (day of the week) · be нядзе́ля (day of the week) · nrf Dînmanche (day of the week) · lzz ბჟაჩხა (day of the week) · ms هاري ميڠݢو (day of the week) · dng либэтян (day of the week) · sms pâʹsspeiʹvv (day of the week) · kpj nobiku (day of the week) · nap dumméneca (day of the week) · egl dmanndga (day of the week) · frr söndai (day of the week) · tet loron-domingu (day of the week) · rcf dimans (day of the week) · scn duminicadìa (day of the week) · hu vasárnap (day of the week) · ti ሰንበት (day of the week) · sa रविवार (day of the week) · chr ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬᎢ (day of the week) · sco Sunday (day of the week) · sa आदित्यवारम् (day of the week) · ln lomingo (day of the week) · smn pasepeivi (day of the week) · rup Duminicã (day of the week) · nan-hbl 禮拜 /礼拜 (day of the week) · vro pühäpäiv (day of the week) · te ఆదివారం (day of the week) · fy snein (day of the week) · dv އާދިއްތަ (day of the week) · cmn 礼拜天 (day of the week) · bla naatoyiksistsiko (day of the week) · dak Aŋpetuwakaŋ (day of the week) · ajp يوم الأحد (day of the week) · ms احد (day of the week) · bn রবিবার (day of the week) · ka კვირადღე (day of the week) · lb Sonndeg (day of the week) · tk ýekşenbe (day of the week) · udm арнянунал (day of the week) · se sotnabeaivi (day of the week) · roa-tar dumèneche (day of the week) · qu intichaw (day of the week) · cv вырсарникун (day of the week) · os хуцаубон (day of the week) · ms hari Ahad (day of the week) · frr Sendai (day of the week) · pms duminica (day of the week) · mhn sunta (day of the week) · ta ஞாயிறு (day of the week) · as ৰবিবাৰ (day of the week) · myv недлячи (day of the week) · ff Alet (day of the week) · ff 𞤀𞤤𞤫𞤼 (day of the week) · sq e diel (day of the week) · tl Linggo (day of the week) · ps اتبار (day of the week) · ms Ahad (day of the week) · pt domingo (day of the week) · syc ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕ (day of the week) · gur Lasrɩ daarɛ (day of the week) · kw dy'Sul (day of the week) · av гьатӏан (day of the week) · se sotnabeavi (day of the week) · syc ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ (day of the week) · ta ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை (day of the week) · os хуыцаубон (day of the week) · sh nedjelja (day of the week) · sm Aso Sa (day of the week) · sv söndag (day of the week) · hy կիրակի (day of the week) · li zóndig (day of the week) · mn ᠭᠠᠷᠠᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠡᠳᠦᠷ (day of the week) · kl sapaat (day of the week) · ban redité (day of the week) · hi एतवार (day of the week) · kmr yekşem (day of the week) · bo གཟའ་ཉི་མ (day of the week) · ny Lamulungu (day of the week) · lmo domenica (day of the week) · ja 日曜日 (day of the week) · bg неде́ля (day of the week) · ty Tapati (day of the week) · te రవివారము (day of the week) · ks آتھوار (day of the week) · inh кӏиранди (day of the week) · hi आदित्यवार (day of the week) · to Sapate (day of the week) · mrj рушӓрня (day of the week) · ff 𞤁𞤫𞤱𞤮 (day of the week) · mi Rātapu (day of the week) · rsk нєдзеля (day of the week) · pdt Sinndag (nds) (day of the week) · prg nadīli (day of the week) · br disul (day of the week) · de Sonntag (day of the week) · li zónjig (day of the week) · sva მი̄შ (day of the week) · lad alhad (day of the week) · tum Sabata (day of the week) · my တနင်္ဂနွေ (day of the week) · vai ꗓꔕ (day of the week) · kw de Sul (day of the week) · cmn 星期天 (day of the week) · om Dilbata (day of the week) · lb Sonnden (day of the week) · ja 日曜 (day of the week) · cmn 禮拜日 /礼拜日 (day of the week) · am እሑድ (day of the week) · mn бүтэн сайн өдөр (day of the week) · srn sonde (day of the week) · cmn 禮拜天 /礼拜天 (day of the week) · scn dumìnica (day of the week) · es domingo (day of the week) · ro duminică (day of the week) · syc ܚܕܐ ܒܫܒܐ (day of the week) · id Minggu (day of the week) · vi Chúa nhật (day of the week) · ms ميڠݢو (day of the week) · lez гьяд (day of the week) · ug يەكشەنبە (day of the week) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌴 (day of the week) · zu iSonto (day of the week) · udm арня (day of the week) · lij domenega (day of the week) · fi sunnuntainumero (newspaper) · bbl კვირაჸო̆ (day of the week) · ne रविवार (day of the week) · tr pazar (day of the week) · pl niedziela (day of the week) · niu Aho Tapu (day of the week) · eu igande (day of the week) · sah баскыһыанньа (day of the week) · kla sandi (day of the week) · ps يکشنبه (day of the week) · nds-de Sundag (day of the week) · arc חדבשבא (day of the week) · mfe dimans (day of the week) · jv ꦫꦢꦶꦠꦾ (day of the week) · krl pyhäpäivy (day of the week) · sa भानुवार (day of the week) · ajp الحد (day of the week) · ga Domhnach (day of the week) · nrf desmanche (day of the week) · ff Dewo (day of the week) · ur اِتْوَار (day of the week) · vi Chủ nhật (day of the week) · xal нарн өдр (day of the week) · oc dimenge (day of the week) · pdt Sindach (nds) (day of the week) · ovd sunndag (day of the week) · lus Pathianni (day of the week) · pdc Sunndaag (day of the week) · tab базар (day of the week) · sc domigu (day of the week) · mwl demingo (day of the week) · lad Alhát (day of the week) · ak Kwasiada (day of the week) · hi सूर्यवार (day of the week) · twf tumį́ku (day of the week) · vo balüdel (day of the week) · chk Raninfen (day of the week) · gd Didòmhnaich (day of the week) · et pühapäev (day of the week) · so axad (day of the week) · zza kırê (diq) (day of the week) · ckb یەکشەمە (day of the week) · ms هاري احد (day of the week) · ru неде́ля (day of the week) · fa-ira یِکشَنْبِه (day of the week) · bg неделен вестник (newspaper) · yka Ahad (day of the week) · tg якшанбе (day of the week) · cu недѣлꙗ (day of the week) · scn duminica (day of the week) · wo Dibéer (day of the week) · ajp الأحد (day of the week) · gv Jedoonee (day of the week) · as দেওবাৰ (day of the week) · yue 禮拜日 /礼拜日 (day of the week) · wal Woggaa (day of the week) · io sundio (day of the week) · sw Jumapili (day of the week) · is sunnudagur (day of the week) · rom o purano kurko (day of the week) · mhr рушарня (day of the week) · ar الْأَحَد (day of the week) · ht dimanch (day of the week) · th วันอาทิตย์ (day of the week) · la diēs Sōlis (day of the week) · ceb Dominggo (day of the week) · nds-de Sunndag (day of the week) · ms hari Minggu (day of the week) · lv svētdiena (day of the week) · sd آچَرُ (day of the week) · lld domenia (day of the week) · he יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (day of the week) · atj manactakaniwon (day of the week) · kk жексенбі (day of the week) · syc ܒܝܬ ܫܒܘܥܬܐ (day of the week) · fur domenie (day of the week) · sn Svondo (day of the week) · it domenica (day of the week) · rw Kwamungu (day of the week) · rap mahana tāpati (day of the week) · yue 星期日 (day of the week) · tsg Ahad (day of the week) · ty Mahana Tapu (day of the week) · acw الأحد (day of the week)
From Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Sunnōn dag (literally “day of the Sun”), equivalent to sun + day, as a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Sōlis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 C.E.
Compare Saterland Frisian Sundai (“Sunday”), German Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, German Sonntag, Danish søndag, Yiddish זונטיק (zuntik).
Meanings
(informal, intransitive) To spend Sunday (at a certain place, with a certain person or people, etc.).
The dogs and I were Sundaying on the garden lawn. 1944, Emily Carr, “Kipling”, in The House of All Sorts:
I waded through accounts of new calves and colts, new fences and barns, who “Sundayed” with his brother, etc., and soon had a list of all the cases in that part of the country. 1910, Arthur B. Reeve, The Silent Bullet, section III:
2016, Brian Finnegan, “Your Sunday Best,” in totallydublin.ie,
When we’re Sundaying in the city, I like nothing better than to roll out of bed and head straight for Noshington on the corner of South Circular Road and Washington Street, for one of their hugely satisfying weekend brunch options.