Sunday
1 of 2noun
Sun·day ˈsən-(ˌ)dā 
-dē
-dē : the first day of the week : the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath
Sundays adverb
ˈsən-(ˌ)dāz
-dēz Sunday
2 of 2adjective
1
: of, relating to, or associated with Sunday
2
[from the practice of wearing one's best clothes on Sunday to attend church] : best
Sunday suit
3
: amateur
Sunday painters
Synonyms
Adjective
- amateur
- avocational
- backyard
- jackleg
- nonprofessional
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Example Sentences
Noun She visited me last Sunday. My birthday falls on a Sunday this year. Next week I'll arrive on Monday and leave on Sunday. I will leave on Sunday morning. Adjective a charity auction of works by some of the town's more socially prominent Sunday painters
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German sunnūntag), from sunne sun + dæg day
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Sunday
Kids Definition
Sunday
noun
Sun·day ˈsən-dā
-dē
: the first day of the week
Biographical Definition
Sunday
biographical name
Sun·day ˈsən-dē
William Ashley 1862–1935 Billy Sunday American evangelist
Sunday
adjective
as in amateur
being such only for recreation a charity auction of works by some of the town's more socially prominent Sunday painters Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- amateur
- backyard
- weekend
- avocational
- inexperienced
- nonprofessional
- unprepared
- amateurish
- unprofessional
- dilettante
- primitive
- uninitiated
- naïve
- jackleg
- untutored
- unskilled
- naive
- untaught
- unschooled
- self-taught
- untrained
- part-time
- inexpert
- unqualified