Another word for festival
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Noun
Joyful, exuberant activity
- Boisterous merrymaking.
- To take great pleasure or delight:
- To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.
- A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking.
- Participation in festive activities.
- A festivity; a revelry.
- Festive activities.
- High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.
- Convivial merriment or celebration.
- A state of joyful exuberance or merriment; vivacity.
- Merry or joyful activity; festivity:
- Bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery.
- Enjoyment; amusement:
- A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure:
- To speak or act facetiously; joke or fool.
- A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
- The joy and merriment of a festival or celebration.
- The proceedings or events of a festival.
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Another word for festival
Noun
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- The act of entertaining.
- The art or field of entertaining.
- Something that amuses, pleases, or diverts, especially a performance or show.
- A festive occasion, especially a lavish social event or entertainment.
- An athletic competition, especially a swimming contest.
- Marked by lavish or festive celebration:
- A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
- A religious feast day; a holy day.
- A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.
- A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
- The joy and merriment of a festival or celebration.
- The proceedings or events of a festival.
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