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weekday vs day of the week

day of the week vs weekday

weekday and day of the week both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weekday Yes No No No
day of the week Yes No No No
As nouns, day of the week is a hypernym of weekday; that is, day of the week is a word with a broader meaning than weekday:
  • weekday: any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
  • day of the week: any one of the seven days in a week
weekday (noun) day of the week (noun)
any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) any one of the seven days in a week
Difference between weekday and day of the week

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