| 单词 | festivity |
| 释义 | festivity (once / 1031 pages) n Festivity is a fancy word for “party” or “celebration.” It’s often plural, because everyone loves to party, as in all the holiday festivities that happen at the end of the year. The word festive describes balloons, fancy clothes, finger foods, and other things that go with celebrations. Likewise, a festivity is any kind of festive occasion. A birthday party, surprise party, graduation party, and Halloween party are all festivities. The word festivity shares a Latin root with the word feast. At festivities, people eat, drink, and are merry. WORD FAMILYfestivity: festivities+/festive: festively, festivity USAGE EXAMPLESCarey headlined the festivities in Times Square, where about a million revellers jammed in to greet the new year. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The parade delights spectators along downtown city streets and at home in front of their televisions broadcasting the popular festivity live. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Tens of thousands of people gathered in Helsinki for a concert and a huge fireworks display to celebrate the beginning of festivities marking its independence. Time(Jan 01, 2017) n any joyous diversion Syn|Hypo|Hyper celebration agon a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes conviviality, jollification, merrymakinga boisterous celebration; a merry festivity feria(in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint festival, fetean organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) blowout, gala, gala affair, jamboreea gay festivity Ludi Saeculares, secular gamesthe centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era victory celebrationa celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinksnoisy and mischievous merrymaking revel, revelryunrestrained merrymaking carnivala festival marked by merrymaking and processions Bacchanalia, Dionysiaan orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) Isthmian Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad Nemean Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad Olympian Games, Olympic Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC Pythian Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo eisteddfodany of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) film festivala cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) jazz festivala festival that features performances by jazz artists Kwanza, Kwanzaaa festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year Oktoberfestan autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer Saturnaliaan orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn sheepshearinga festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates |
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