| 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: | carnival |
| 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 |
| 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: | fete |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebration, party |
Synonyms: |
ball, banquet, bazaar, do*, fair, festival, fiesta, gala |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | holiday |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebratory day; time off |
Synonyms: |
anniversary, break, celebration, day of rest, feast, festival, festivity, fete, few days off, fiesta, gala, gone fishing, holy day, jubilee, layoff, leave, liberty, long weekend, recess, red-letter day, saint's day, vacation |
| Main Entry: | vacation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | planned time spent not working |
Synonyms: |
R and R, break, breathing space, day of rest, few days off, fiesta, furlough, holiday, intermission, layoff, leave, leave of absence, liberty, long weekend, recess, recreation, respite, rest, sabbatical, spell, time off, two weeks with pay |
Antonyms: |
work |