festivity
/feˈstɪvəti/feh-STIH-vuh-tee
/fɛˈstɪvəti/feh-STIH-vuh-tee
Meaningthe quality of being festive
Common meaning: celebration
Other meanings: merriment
- festfestive; holidaysLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 743 · scan
- ivadjective ending: tending to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinfēstus; fēriae‘festive’
- Englishfestive‘merry, celebratory’
- Englishformed in English from festivefestivity‘celebration’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from festive + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FESTIVE, p.206 · scan
Roots
- fēstus; fēriae Latin “festive; holidays”
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