opetide

English

Etymology

From ope +‎ tide. Compare earlier opentide.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊptʌɪd/

Noun

opetide (uncountable)

  1. (rare, obsolete) The open time; that part of the year outside Lent when there is no required fast. [16th-17th c.]
  2. (rare, literary) Open time; the time when something is open, accessible. [from 20th c.]
    • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
      Her soul was as a flower in its opetide. She was in love.

Synonyms
  • opentide

Anagrams
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