festivity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English festivite, from Middle French festivité, from Latin festīvitas, equivalent to festive + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:often pluralized, uncountable) A festival or similar celebration.
The real reason for these subdued responses was the fact that the audience knew it would be a fight to the finish; they were saving their screams for the posedown festivities to come.
1988, Steve Holman, “Christian Conquers Columbus”, in Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34:Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.
1811, The Literary Panorama, and National Register, volume 9, page 871:[…] cosmeticky women whose tight jeans and stiletto heels suggest a kind of festivity but whose faces seem stunned […]
1982, Inside Sports, volume 4, page 86:
- (countable, uncountable) An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| festivities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
infestivity (antonym(s) of “experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment”)
Deriveds
Translations (43)
hy հանդես (festival) · fr réjouissances (experience or expression) · ca festivitat (festival) · gl festividade (festival) · az təntənə (festival) · de Festlichkeit (festival) · fi juhlamieli (experience or expression) · ru пра́зднества (festival) · de Festlichkeit (experience or expression) · nl vreugde (experience or expression) · hy տոնակատարություն (festival) · az şənlik (experience or expression) · fi juhlat (festival) · bn শাদিয়ানা (festival) · ru торжество́ (festival) · fi juhlallisuudet (festival) · ru пра́зднование (festival) · az bayram etmə (festival) · ru весе́лье (experience or expression) · bg празнуване (festival) · de Fest (festival) · az qurğu (festival) · pt festividade (experience or expression) · bg честване (festival) · es festividad (experience or expression) · az şənlik (festival) · az toy-bayram (festival) · fr réjouissances (festival) · fi festivaali (festival) · hy հանդիսավորություն (festival) · ca festivitat (experience or expression) · it festività (festival) · gl festa (festival) · nl festiviteit (festival) · cmn 慶典 /庆典 (experience or expression) · fr festivité (festival) · cmn 喜慶日 /喜庆日 (festival) · pt festividade (festival) · es festividad (festival) · te ఉత్సవము (festival) · az təntənə (experience or expression) · hy ցնծություն (experience or expression) · cmn 節日 /节日 (festival)