A festive celebration; an occasion of gaiety or rejoicing. Formerly spec.: a religious feast or festival. Now chiefly in plural: festive proceedings…
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释义 | society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [noun] (64) festivityc1410 A festive celebration; an occasion of gaiety or rejoicing. Formerly spec.: a religious feast or festival. Now chiefly in plural: festive proceedings… rejoicingc1475 An instance, occasion, or expression of rejoicing; a festival, a celebration. festivala1500 A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons; a feast day. gaudy1535 Rejoicing, joy; a festival, merry-making. show of misrule1555 a festivity such as that presided over by a Lord of Misrule. gaudc1571 A festivity, rejoicing. Obsolete. wake1577 The vigil of a festival (and senses thence derived). transferred. Applied to similar periodic festivals or revels of other countries or periods… festal1581 A celebratory rite, a festivity. Now rare. jubilee1589 A season or occasion of joyful celebration or general rejoicing. gaudy-nighta1616 gala night1762 a day of festivity, finery and show; so gala hour, gala night. bridewain1789 A public procession in which a bride is accompanied to her new home along with her household goods and any wedding gifts. Also: a festive… gala1800 A festive occasion; a festival characterized by the display of finery and show. bean-feast1805 An annual dinner given by employers to their work-people. Also, (colloquial) any festive occasion. holinighta1821 (nonce-use, after holiday, n. 2) A night of festivity or pleasure. let-off1827 (a) A display of festivity, a festive gathering. (b) A part of a property which is ‘let off’. (c) An outlet (figurative). (d) A failure to utilize… glorification1843 jocularly. A time of ‘glorious’ enjoyment, a festive occasion. pesta1964 In Malaysia and Indonesia: a festival; a festive gathering. Subcategories:— day or season of (23) — festivity (8) — bonfire as token of (5) — other tokens of (10) |
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