Definitions for Friday
ˈfraɪ deɪ, -difri·day

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Friday, Frinoun

   the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Fridaynoun

   The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical sixth day of a week, the day before the Sabbath, or "day of preparation" in preparation for the Sabbath; the Islamic sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

2. Fridayadverb

   on Friday

3. Etymology: frigedæg. Compound of frīġe and dæġ "day".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fridaynoun

   The sixth day of the week, so named of Freya, a Saxon deity.

   Etymology: frige dæg, Saxon.

   An’ she were not kin to me, she would be as fair on Friday as Helen is on Sunday. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   For Venus, like her day, will change her cheer,
   And seldom shall we see a Friday clear. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friday

   Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries that adopt the traditional "Sunday-first" convention, it is the sixth day of the week. In countries adopting the ISO-defined "Monday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. In most Western countries, Friday is the fifth and final day of the working week. In some other countries, Friday is the first day of the weekend, with Saturday the second. In Israel, Friday is the sixth day of the week. In Iran, Friday is the last day of the weekend, with Saturday as the first day of the working week. Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait also followed this convention until they changed to a Friday–Saturday weekend on September 1, 2006, in Bahrain and the UAE, and a year later in Kuwait. The UAE changed its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday on January 1, 2022.

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1. friday

   Friday is the fifth day of the week in the Gregorian calendar, traditionally recognized to follow Thursday and precede Saturday. It is a day observed by many cultures and religions as having significant meaning, with varying traditions and customs. In countries using the Sunday-first convention, Friday is the sixth day of the week. The word itself is derived from the Old English "Frīġedæġ," meaning "day of Frige," who was an Old English goddess.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fridaynoun

   the sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday

2. Etymology: [AS. frigedg, fr. Frigu, the gooddes of marriage; friqu love + dg day; cf. Icel. Frigg name of a goddess, the wife of Odin or Wodan, OHG. Fratag, Icel. Frjdagr. AS. frigu is prob. from the root of E. friend, free. See Free, and Day.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friday

   Friday is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention, as in the Abrahamic tradition. In many countries, Friday is the last day of a five-day working week, and is viewed as a cause for celebration or relief. In some workplaces workers wear less formal attire on Fridays, known as Casual Friday or Dress-Down Friday. In other countries, Friday is the first day of the weekend, with Saturday the second. In Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Iran, Friday is the last day of the weekend, with Saturday as the first day of the working week. Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait also followed this convention until they changed to a Friday–Saturday weekend, on 1 September 2006 in Bahrain and UAE, and a year later in Kuwait. In Iran, Friday is the only weekend day.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Friday

   frī′dā, n. the sixth day of the week.—Black Friday, Good Friday, from the black vestments of the clergy and altar in the Western Church: any Friday marked by a great calamity; Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, kept in commemoration of the Crucifixion; Holy Friday, Friday in an ember-week—also Golden Friday, sometimes put for Good Friday itself. [A.S. Frígedæg, day of (the goddess) Fríg—Latinised Frigga—wife of Odin.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friday

   the young savage, the attendant of Robinson Crusoe, so called as discovered on a Friday.

2. Friday

   the sixth day of the week, so called as consecrated to Freyia or Frigga, the wife of Odin; is proverbially a day of ill luck; held sacred among Catholics as the day of the crucifixion, and the Mohammedan Sunday in commemoration as the day on which, as they believe, Adam was created.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friday

   The dies infaustus, on which old seamen were desirous of not getting under weigh, as ill-omened.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friday

   A day of the week.

   Friday is a popular night for people to socialize.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friday

   In the Scandinavian mythology this day of the week was set apart for the worship of Frigga, the wife of Odin.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRIDAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Friday is ranked #5029 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Friday surname appeared 6,980 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Friday.
   
   61.4% or 4,291 total occurrences were White.
   27.7% or 1,938 total occurrences were Black.
   5.2% or 363 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.8% or 199 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 138 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Weekday

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Friday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2477

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Friday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #577

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Anagrams for Friday »

1. fraidy

How to pronounce Friday?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Friday in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Friday in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Friday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Friday in a Sentence

1. Derek Rollingson:

   It's the last Friday before a long weekend and the volume has a tendency to go down and with lower volume there's always a chance of higher volatility.

2. Julian Assange:

   Should the UN announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden I shall exit the embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Historically it has been seen that whenever Sensex holds to the same position on Monday of that of Friday then it falls suddenly very mercilessly in the last 1 hour

4. Emile Cardon:

   Market participants are of the view (after strong U.S. jobs data on Friday) that the worries about the global economy are overdone but then this weekend we saw some disappointment in the China exports.

5. James Dalgleish:

   We were pretty extended, thursday was a pretty big move, and Friday kept it going.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Friday
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Friday
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Friday
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Friday
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Friday
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Friday
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Friday
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Friday
11. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Friday
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
13. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Friday