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date vs rain date

rain date vs date

date and rain date both are nouns.

date is a verb but rain date is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
date Yes No Yes No
rain date Yes No No No
As nouns, rain date is a hyponym of date; that is, rain date is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than date:
  • date: a particular day specified as the time something happens
  • rain date: an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date
Other hyponyms of date include future date, sell-by date.
date (noun) rain date (noun)
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date
a meeting arranged in advance
a participant in a date
the specified day of the month
the present
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
a particular day specified as the time something happens
date (verb) rain date (verb)
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
provide with a dateline; mark with a date
stamp with a date
go on a date with
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
Difference between date and rain date

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