English Explanatory Dictionary

fest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
  2. An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.

Pronunciation

/fɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fest.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-fest.wav

Word forms

fest fests

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from which last are also English feast, festival, festivity (see these).

Synonyms

festival

Related words

festschrift

Derived words

afterfest -fest festgoer fest-goer fleshfest flesh fest fruitfest glitchfest glitch fest Ren fest sausagefest sausage fest taco fest zest fest
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