| Main Entry: | gala |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | celebratory |
Synonyms: |
bright, colorful, convivial, festal, festive, gay, happy, jovial, joyful, merry |
| 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: | 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: | celebration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commemoration of occasion, achievement |
Synonyms: |
anniversary, bash*, birthday, blast*, blowout, carousal, ceremony, conviviality, festival, festivity, fete, frolic, gaiety, gala, glorification, hilarity, honoring, hoopla, hullabaloo*, jollification, joviality, jubilation, jubilee, keeping, magnification, memorialization, merriment, merrymaking, observance, party, performance, recognition, remembrance, revelry, saturnalia, solemnization, spree, triumph, wingding |
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exposition, carnival |
Synonyms: |
bazaar, celebration, centennial, display, exhibit, exhibition, expo, festival, fete, gala, market, observance, occasion, pageant, show, spectacle |
| Notes: | a fair (noun) is a traveling show or carnival or a gathering of producers to promote business - fair (adjective) means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, or very pleasing to the eye, or not excessive or extreme; fare (noun) is the sum charged for transportation, or the food and drink that are regularly consumed - fare (verb) to get along or proceed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated |
| Main Entry: | fete |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebration, party |
Synonyms: |
ball, banquet, bazaar, do*, fair, festival, fiesta, gala |
| 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 |