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.
fictiveness
fictiveness
noun
The quality of being fictive.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
fivestones
fivestones
noun
The game of jacks.
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
flagstaves
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
foreadvertise
forestaves
forestaves
noun
plural of forestaff
forestville
formativeness
fortyfives
fosterville
foveolets
freesilverite
fricatives
fricatives
noun
plural of fricative
frivolist
frivolist
noun
A frivolous person.
frivolities
frivolities
noun
plural of frivolity
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
fugitiveness
fugitiveness
noun
The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
fugitives
fugitives
noun
plural of fugitive
fugitivism
fulvescent
fulvescent
adj
Becoming fulvous; approaching a tawny colour.
furtiveness
furtiveness
noun
The quality of being furtive.
furtivenesses
furtivenesses
noun
plural of furtiveness
griffithsville
harvestfish
harvestfish
noun
Peprilus paru, a kind of butterfish.
harvestfishes
harvestfishes
noun
plural of harvestfish
hovercrafts
hovercrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of hovercraft
indefinitiveness
ineffectiveness
ineffectiveness
noun
The condition of being ineffective
ineffectivenesses
ineffectivenesses
noun
plural of ineffectiveness
ineffervescent
ineffervescent
adj
Not effervescent.
ineffervescibility
infectiveness
infectiveness
noun
The state or quality of being infective.
infestive
infestive
adj
Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
infestivity
infestivity
noun
A lack of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth.
infinitives
infinitives
noun
plural of infinitive
informativeness
informativeness
noun
The condition of being informative; clarity
insignificative
insignificative
adj
Not expressing meaning; not significant.
interdiffusive
interdiffusiveness
interfluves
interfluves
noun
plural of interfluve
irreflectiveness
irreflectiveness
noun
The quality of being irreflective.
justificative
justificative
adj
justificatory
leftovers
leftovers
noun
plural of leftover
luteofulvous
luteofulvous
adj
Of an orange-tawny color.
manifestative
manifestative
Adjective
Relating to manifestation.
manifestatively
manifestatively
adv
In a manifestative manner.
manifestive
minifestival
minifestival
noun
A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works