festivity
121-fest — element in compounds such as hen fest, gab fest, etc., 1889, Amer.Eng., borrowed from Ger. Fest festival, abstracted from Volksfest, etc., from M.H.G. vëst, from L. festum (see FESTIVITY (Cf. festivity)) …
122festival — 1580s (n.), from earlier adjective (14c.), from O.Fr. festival suitable for a feast, solemn, magnificent, joyful, happy, and directly from M.L. festivalis of a church holiday (see FESTIVITY (Cf. festivity)) …
123geniality — c.1600, festivity; 1650s, cheerfulness, from L.L. genialitas festivity, pleasantness, from L. genialis (see GENIAL (Cf. genial)) …
124revelry — n. Carousal, carouse, revel, riot, jollity, festivity, orgy, bacchanal, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, jollification, drinking bout, noisy festivity …
125keep — vb 1 Keep, observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate are comparable when they mean to pay proper attention or honor to something prescribed, obligatory, or demanded (as by one s nationality, religion, or rank), but they vary widely in their… …
126merrymaking — mer•ry•mak•ing [[t]ˈmɛr iˌmeɪ kɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of taking part gaily or convivially in some festivity 2) a merry festivity; revel • Etymology: 1705–15 mer′ry•mak er, n …
127revel — rev•el [[t]ˈrɛv əl[/t]] v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury[/ex] 2) to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities 3) boisterous merrymaking or festivity;… …
128revel — /ˈrɛvəl / (say revuhl) verb (i) (revelled or, US, reveled, revelling or, US, reveling) 1. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities. –noun 2. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry. 3. (often plural) an occasion of merrymaking or… …
