Wednesday

Middle of week

Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday—the middle of the traditional workweek.

We have a meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

The spelling preserves an old pronunciation that no longer matches how the word is said; most people drop the first d entirely.

weekday

Thursday

Fifth weekday

TuesdayThird weekday
MondayWeek's second day
FridayFifth weekday

hump day · workday · school day · weekly · calendar · schedule · weeknight

cultural

Odin

Chief Norse deity

WodenAnglo-Saxon supreme god
MercuryMessenger god or planet
NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization

mythology · Germanic

character

gothic

Dark, mysterious aesthetic

macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
braidsInterwoven hair sections

black dress · Jenna Ortega · Netflix

religious

Lent

Christian fasting season

ashesBurned matter's residue
fastingDeliberate food avoidance
liturgyFormal worship structure

penance · church · holy day · Catholic

Categories

timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
daysMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
weekdaysMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Addams FamilyGomez, Uncle Fester, Thing, Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams
Calendar Wordsmonths, days, weeks, seasons, weekdays

Opposites

weekday vs. weekend

Wednesdayweekend

End-of-week rest days

Saturday · Sunday · start of the week · Saturday night · Monday

position in the week

WednesdayMonday

Week's second day

Sunday · Friday

Phrases

Wednesday nightFourth evening of week
Ash WednesdayLent's opening day
Wednesday AddamsMorbid fictional daughter
Wednesday meetingsGatherings scheduled for midweek

Family

Familiarity: Top 500
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G