festivity
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festivity
- /fɛˈstɪvəti/
- /fɛˈstɪvɪti/
- /fɪ-/ rare
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English festivite, from Middle French festivité, from Latin festīvitas, equivalent to festive + -ity.
noun festivities
- A festival or similar celebration. Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.
- An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
Opposite: infestivity
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: infestivity
Translations
Every language
noun festival
| Español | festividad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 節日 /节日 jiērì, 喜慶日 /喜庆日 xǐqìngrì |
| Português | festividade |
| Français | festivité, réjouissances |
| Deutsch | Fest, Festlichkeit |
| Italiano | festività |
| Русский | пра́зднование prázdnovanije, пра́зднества prázdnestva, торжество́ toržestvó |
noun experience or expression
| Español | festividad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 慶典 /庆典 qìngdiǎn |
| Português | festividade |
| Français | réjouissances |
| Deutsch | Festlichkeit |
| Русский | весе́лье vesélʹje |
Talk about this word "festivity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/festivity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. festivity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/festivity "festivity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/festivity.Cite this
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title = {festivity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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