An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
festivals
festivals
noun
plural of festival
festive
festive
adj
Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
In the mood to celebrate.
festively
festively
adv
In a festive manner
festiveness
festiveness
noun
The quality of being festive; festivity
festivities
festivities
noun
plural of festivity
festivity
festivity
noun
(often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
festivous
festivous
adj
Pertaining to a feast; festive.
feudovassalism
feverberries
feverbush
feverbush
noun
Alternative form of fever bush
feverfews
feverfews
noun
plural of feverfew
feverish
feverish
adj
Filled with excess energy.
Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
Morbidly eager.
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
feverishness
feverishness
noun
The quality of being feverish.
feverless
feverless
adj
Without a fever.
feverous
feverous
adj
(rare) having a tendency to produce fever
affected with fever or ague
having the nature of fever
feverously
feverously
adv
In a feverous way.
fevers
fevers
noun
plural of fever
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fever
ffvs
fibrovasal
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
fictiveness
fictiveness
noun
The quality of being fictive.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
filesave
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
fishersville
fisherville
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
fiskeville
fissive
fissive
adj
Of or pertaining to fission.
fivefoldness
fivefoldness
noun
The property of being fivefold.
fivepins
fivepins
noun
The game of fivepin bowling.
plural of fivepin
fivers
fivers
noun
plural of fiver
fives
fives
noun
(UK, prison slang) The cells located on the fourth floor.
(chiefly Britain) a ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.
(finance, archaic) Shares at a rate of five percent.
(poker slang) A pair of fives.
plural of five
fivescore
fivescore
num
(archaic) hundred
fivesome
fivesome
adj
(archaic) By fives; with five
noun
A group of five people or things.
An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.
fivestones
fivestones
noun
The game of jacks.
fivish
fivish
noun
Alternative form of fiveish
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
flagstaves
flammivomous
flammivomous
adj
(poetic) Throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
flannelleaves
flashover
flashover
noun
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flavescence
flavescence
noun
A phytoplasma disease of grapevines
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
flavines
flavines
noun
plural of flavine
flavins
flavins
noun
plural of flavin
flavius
flavones
flavones
noun
plural of flavone
flavonols
flavonols
noun
plural of flavonol
flavorers
flavorers
noun
plural of flavorer
flavorfulness
flavoriness
flavorings
flavorings
noun
plural of flavoring
flavorless
flavorless
adj
(physics) Without flavor.
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
flavorlessness
flavorlessness
noun
The state or condition of being flavorless; lack of flavor.
flavorous
flavorous
adj
Having flavour; flavorsome.
flavorousness
flavors
flavors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavor
flavorsome
flavorsome
adj
Characterised or marked by flavor(s); flavorful.
flavorsomeness
flavorsomeness
noun
The quality of being flavorsome.
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavourous
flavourous
adj
Alternative spelling of flavorous
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
flavous
flavous
adj
(obsolete) yellow
flicksville
flivvers
flivvers
noun
plural of flivver
flopovers
flopovers
noun
plural of flopover
floresville
floresville
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluviose
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
fluvious
flyleaves
flyovers
flyovers
noun
plural of flyover
fogelsville
folsomville
foodservices
fordsville
foreadvertise
foreadvise
foreadvise
verb
To advise or counsel beforehand.
foredeserved
foredevised
forehooves
foremisgiving
foreprovision
foresleeve
foresleeve
noun
The sleeve below the elbow.
forestaves
forestaves
noun
plural of forestaff
forestville
foreverness
foreverness
noun
The quality of being forever, of never coming to an end.
forevers
forevers
noun
plural of forever
forevision
forgivableness
forgiveless
forgiveless
adj
(archaic) unforgiving
forgiveness
forgiveness
noun
Readiness to forgive.
The action of forgiving.
forgivenesses
forgivenesses
noun
plural of forgiveness
forgivers
forgivers
noun
plural of forgiver
forgives
forgives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgive
forgivingness
forgivingness
noun
The quality of being forgiving.
forksville
formativeness
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
fortyfives
fosterville
foveas
foveolarious
foveolas
foveolas
noun
plural of foveola
foveoles
foveoles
noun
plural of foveole
foveolets
foxgloves
foxgloves
noun
plural of foxglove
francesville
franksville
fravashi
freelovism
freesilverism
freesilverite
fricatives
fricatives
noun
plural of fricative
friendsville
frivolers
frivolers
noun
plural of frivoler
frivolism
frivolism
noun
(archaic) frivolity
frivolist
frivolist
noun
A frivolous person.
frivolities
frivolities
noun
plural of frivolity
frivolous
frivolous
adj
(law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frivolousness
frivolousness
noun
(countable) The result of being frivolous.
(uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
frivols
frivols
noun
plural of frivol
frondivorous
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
fucivorous
fucivorous
adj
Feeding primarily on seaweeds.
fugitiveness
fugitiveness
noun
The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.