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

• epidote