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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outdoor celebration |
| Synonyms: | Mardi Gras, amusement park, bacchanal, carny, carousal, circus, conviviality, exposition, fair, feasting, festival, fete, fiesta, frolic, gala, grind show, heyday, jamboree, jollification, jubilee, masquerade, merrymaking, orgy, ragbag, revelry, rout, saturnalia, side show, spree, street fair |
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banquet and celebration |
| Synonyms: | barbecue, big feed, blow*, blowout, carnival, carousal, clambake, dinner, entertainment, fest, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, gala, jollification, merrymaking, picnic, potlatch, refreshment, regale, repast, spread, treat, wassail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | festival |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebration |
| Synonyms: | anniversary, carnival, commemoration, competition, entertainment, fair, feast, festivities, fete, field day, fiesta, gala, holiday, jubilee, merrymaking, treat |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Main Entry: | festive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decorated, celebratory |
| Synonyms: | blithe, bouncy, carnival, carnivalesque, cheery, chipper, chirpy, convivial, festal, gala, gay, gleeful, go-go, grooving, happy, hearty, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, juiced up, jumping, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, peppy*, perky, rocking, snappy, swinging, upbeat, zippy |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiesta |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | day of rest; religious celebration |
| Synonyms: | carnival, feast, festival, holiday, holy day, saint's day, vacation |
| Main Entry: | gala |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | festival |
| Synonyms: | affair, ball, bash, blast*, blowout, carnival, celebration, clambake, dance, do, festivity, fete, fiesta, function, get-together, hop, jamboree, moveable feast, pageant, party, prom, roast, shindig*, stag, to-do, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | masquerade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disguise; social occasion for disguises |
| Synonyms: | Mardi Gras, carnival, circus, cloak, color, costume, costume ball, cover, cover-up, deception, dissimulation, domino, facade, festivity, front, guise, impersonation, imposture, mask, masked ball, masking, mummery, personation, pose, pretense, put-on, revel, screen, show, subterfuge, veil |
| Main Entry: | show |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment event |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, burlesque, carnival, cinema, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, flick, motion picture, movie, pageant, picture, play, presentation, production, showing, spectacle |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Main Entry: | amusement park |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement center |
| Synonyms: | carnival, funfair, pleasure ground, safari park, theme park, water park |
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