festivity Definition
fes·tiv·ity (fes tiv′ə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- merrymaking; gaiety; joyful celebration
- a festival
- festive proceedings; things done in celebration
Etymology: ME festivite < OFr < L festivus: see festive
festivity Synonyms
festivity
n.
festivity Usage Examples
Possessives
- evening: Everyone rushes off to prepare for the evening's festivities.
- weekend: Might as well get on with the weekend's festivities.
- city: Organized by, it is a complementary addition to the city's festivities so far this year... .
Converse of object
- enjoy: Go on, enjoy the festivities, your next chance is four years away.
- celebrate: The orchards can also provide places for quiet contemplation, celebrating local festivities.
- join: Dancers arrive from many countries to join the festivities.
- hold: They are part of a larger family which has strong ties and likes to hold festivities.
- organize: Organizing festivities at the time of the elections can also have a considerable impact on turnout.
- attend: For the past two decades, several hundred thousand young people attend the week-long festivities with the pope.
Adjective modifier
- seasonal: Individuals, or mixed couples in ' dancing matches ' , might also win temporary fame at seasonal festivities throughout the year.
- usual: The usual festivities will follow the match... NEXT NEWSLETTER Date of next newsletter is 25 March.
- religious: All Hallows Day was a day of religious festivities.
- traditional: The traditional Afghan festivity had been banned during the Taliban regime.
- annual: Sat 8th July, 2pm - 4pm Jazz in the Garden Annual festivities in the museum garden with Springfield Jazz.
Noun used with modifier
- coronation: A parish meeting to discuss Coronation festivities was held on Monday evening at the Reading Room.
- evening: It was now time for the evening festivities to commence!
- wedding: What better way to include them in your Wedding festivities than by using their homegrown flowers in your arrangements?
- weekend: The tours have been organized in conjunction with the Mayor's Open Weekend festivities.
- holiday: Link Welcome to Oklahoma's Official Web Site... from spoiling this year's holiday festivities, the Oklahoma.. .
- court: There are only one or two scenes of court festivity with the obligatory Renaissance music and dancing, as when Henry meets Catherine Parr.
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