Xmas is used in informal written English to represent the word Christmas.
Merry Xmas!
More Synonyms of Xmas
Xmas in British English
(ˈɛksməs, ˈkrɪsməs)
noun
informal short for Christmas
Word origin
C16: from symbol X for Christ + -mas
Xmas in American English
(ˈɛksməs)
noun
Informal
Christmas
Word origin
see XP
Examples of 'Xmas' in a sentence
Xmas
Spoilt the lovely surprise of Dan's Xmas present as large bath in our front garden needed some explaining.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
The hospital no longer exists, according to the French embassy, closed in 1921. Shopped for Xmas presents in the Petit Marché later.
Michael Gruber TROPIC OF NIGHT (2003)
Quotations
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouseClement C. MooreA Visit from St. Nicholas
In other languages
Xmas
British English: Xmas /ˈɛksməs; ˈkrɪsməs/ NOUN
Xmas is used in written English to represent the word Christmas.
Merry Xmas!
American English: Xmas
Arabic: كريسماس
Brazilian Portuguese: Natal
Chinese: 圣诞节
Croatian: Božić
Czech: Vánoce
Danish: jul
Dutch: Kerstmis
European Spanish: Navidades
Finnish: joulu
French: Noël
German: Weihnachten
Greek: Χριστούγεννα
Italian: Natale
Japanese: クリスマス
Korean: 크리스마스
Norwegian: jul
Polish: Boże Narodzenie
European Portuguese: Natal
Romanian: Crăciun
Russian: Рождество
Latin American Spanish: Navidades
Swedish: jul
Thai: คริสต์มาส
Turkish: Noel
Ukrainian: Різдво
Vietnamese: Lễ Giáng sinh
Chinese translation of 'Xmas'
Xmas
(ˈɛksməs)
n abbr
(= Christmas) 圣(聖)诞(誕)节(節) (Shèngdàn Jié)
(noun)
It would be nice to have my dad home for Xmas.
Synonyms
Christmas
Easter and Christmas are two very important Christian festivals.
Noel
festive season
Yule (archaic)
Yuletide (archaic)
Christmastime
Christmastide
Crimbo (British, informal)
Quotation
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse [Clement C. Moore – A Visit from St. Nicholas]