fete meaning
fete meaning A fete is a party, often one thrown in someone’s honor. You’ll find fête used as both a verb and a noun. If you want to fête someone, throw them a fête.
Fête is a word taken directly from French. In fact, sometimes in English you’ll see a circumflex accent over the first “e” in fête. This makes it especially easy to remember, because this accent looks almost like a party hat.
Definitions of fete
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
synonyms:
feast, fiestatypes:- luauan elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
- potlatcha ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
type of:
- partyan occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
- luau
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
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- carnivala festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- Bacchanalia, Dionysiaan orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- eisteddfodany of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)
- film festivala cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)
- jazz festivala festival that features performances by jazz artists
- Kwanza, Kwanzaaa festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
- Oktoberfestan autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
- Saturnaliaan orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
- sheepshearinga festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared
- Royal National Eisteddfodan eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts
- Fat Tuesday, Mardi Grasa carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans
type of:
- celebration, festivityany joyous diversion
have a celebration
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- jubilatecelebrate a jubilee
- jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it upcelebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
- partyhave or participate in a party
- receivehave or give a reception
- raveparticipate in an all-night techno dance party
- carouse, riot, roisterengage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
type of:
- get together, meetget together socially or for a specific purpose
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