| VERB | social | fete, celebrate | have a celebration |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | event | fete, feast, fiesta | an elaborate party (often outdoors) |
| act | fete, festival | an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) |
| Sounds | fey't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | An elaborate party (often outdoors). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | feast, fiesta | |
| Narrower | luau | An elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) |
| potlatch | A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) | |
| Broader | party | An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment |
| Spanish | fiesta | |
| Verbs | fete | have a celebration |
| Meaning | An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | festival | |
| Narrower | Dionysia, Bacchanalia | An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) |
| Kwanzaa, Kwanza | A festival featuring African-American culture | |
| Oktoberfest | An autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer | |
| Saturnalia | An orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn | |
| carnival | A festival marked by merrymaking and processions | |
| eisteddfod | Any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) | |
| film festival | A cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) | |
| jazz festival | A festival that features performances by jazz artists | |
| sheepshearing | A festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared | |
| Broader | celebration, festivity | Any joyous diversion |
| Spanish | festival | |
| Catalan | festival | |
| Meaning | Have a celebration. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | celebrate | |
| Narrower | jubilate | celebrate a jubilee |
| party | Have or participate in a party / party | |
| receive | Have or give a reception | |
| revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail | celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking | |
| Broader | meet, get together | get together socially or for a specific purpose |
| Spanish | agasajar, celebrar, festejar | |
| Catalan | celebrar, complimentar | |
| Nouns | fete | an elaborate party (often outdoors) |
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