| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun festivity.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (festivity) |
1. Any joyous diversion.[Wordnet]. 2. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety.[Websters]. 3. A festival; a festive celebration.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. |
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Date "Festivities" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1466. (references) |
Topics by Level of Interest: FESTIVITIES | ||||
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| Swedish festivities | 23 | Pubenza Festivities | 2 | |
| Soil Festivities (album) | 10 | Soil Festivities (album) | 10 | |
| Pubenza Festivities | 2 | Swedish festivities | 23 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | اعياد (feast, feasts, festivities, festivity), حَفْل (care, cared, cares, caring, celebration), اِحْتِفَال (gala, celebration, celebrations, ceremonies, ceremony), عِيد (festivity, gala, holiday, carnival, carnivals), حَفْلَة (binge, celebration, entertainment, fete, show), حَفْلَةٌ راقِصَة (ball, dance, prom, balled, balling), قَصْف (bombardment, orgy, revelry, bacchanal, Bacchanalia), مِهْرَجان (carnival, celebration, festival, festivity, gala), كَرْنَفَال (carnival, carnivals, fair, fairer, fairest), عَرْبَدَة (bacchanal, Bacchanalia, orgy, revel, roistering). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | اعياد (feast, feasts, festivities, festivity), حَفْل (care, cared, cares, caring, celebration), اِحْتِفَال (gala, celebration, celebrations, ceremonies, ceremony), عِيد (festivity, gala, holiday, carnival, carnivals), حَفْلَة (binge, celebration, entertainment, fete, show), حَفْلَةٌ راقِصَة (ball, dance, prom, balled, balling), قَصْف (bombardment, orgy, revelry, bacchanal, Bacchanalia), مِهْرَجان (carnival, celebration, festival, festivity, gala), كَرْنَفَال (carnival, carnivals, fair, fairer, fairest), عَرْبَدَة (bacchanal, Bacchanalia, orgy, revel, roistering). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Albanian | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | اعياد (feast, feasts, festivities, festivity), حَفْل (care, cared, cares, caring, celebration), اِحْتِفَال (gala, celebration, celebrations, ceremonies, ceremony), عِيد (festivity, gala, holiday, carnival, carnivals), حَفْلَة (binge, celebration, entertainment, fete, show), حَفْلَةٌ راقِصَة (ball, dance, prom, balled, balling), قَصْف (bombardment, orgy, revelry, bacchanal, Bacchanalia), مِهْرَجان (carnival, celebration, festival, festivity, gala), كَرْنَفَال (carnival, carnivals, fair, fairer, fairest), عَرْبَدَة (bacchanal, Bacchanalia, orgy, revel, roistering). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arnaut | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | pesta (fete, party, festivity, carousal, debauch). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Basque | hilketak jaigiroa ilundu zuen (the murder cast a shadow over the festivities). Additional references: Basque, Spain, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | slavnost (festival, festivity, jubilee, celebration, feast), fešte (festivities, partying), zábava (pastime, amusement, entertainment, treat, distraction), slavnostní pořad (festivities), slavnosti (festivities, carnival, pageantry), program (programme, schedule, effort, syllabus, application), zábavný pořad (festivities), společenská zábava (festivities). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | festivities (festivities). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | festivitaser (festivities). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | งานรื่นเริง (festivities, festivity, fiesta, gala, affair). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | slavnost (festival, festivity, jubilee, celebration, feast), fešte (festivities, partying), zábava (pastime, amusement, entertainment, treat, distraction), slavnostní pořad (festivities), slavnosti (festivities, carnival, pageantry), program (programme, schedule, effort, syllabus, application), zábavný pořad (festivities), společenská zábava (festivities). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 喜庆 (festivities, festivity), 欢庆 (festivities, festivity, whoopee, jollification). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 歡慶 (festivities, festivity, whoopee). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | sulennità (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), festività (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), cerimonia (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | sulennità (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), festività (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), cerimonia (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | sulennità (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), festività (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), cerimonia (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | sulennità (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), festività (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), cerimonia (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | sulennità (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), festività (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities), cerimonia (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | slavnost (festival, festivity, jubilee, celebration, feast), fešte (festivities, partying), zábava (pastime, amusement, entertainment, treat, distraction), slavnostní pořad (festivities), slavnosti (festivities, carnival, pageantry), program (programme, schedule, effort, syllabus, application), zábavný pořad (festivities), společenská zábava (festivities). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | festivitaser (festivities). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | festivitaser (festivities). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | شادمانى (festivities, festivity, rejoicing, festival, gaiety). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Festlichkeiten (festivities, solemnities, festivity, galas), Festtrubel (festivities), Festtreiben (festivities), Veranstaltungen (entertainments, events, festivities), Lustbarkeiten (festivities, revelries), Feierlichkeit (ceremony, solemnity, ceremoniousness, gravity, solemnness), die Festlichkeiten (the festivities), beleben die Festlichkeit (enliven the festivities). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | feestelijkheden (festivities, festivity), feestelijkheid (conviviality, entertainment, festivity, function, feast), feestdrukte (festivities), feestvreugde (festivity, festivities). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Euskera | hilketak jaigiroa ilundu zuen (the murder cast a shadow over the festivities). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | juhla (celebration, festival, party, feast, anniversaries), juhlallisuudet (ceremonies, festivities). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Flamand | feestelijkheden (festivities). Additional references: Flamand, Belgium, France, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | festivités (festivities, revelry, revels, carouse, celebration), des festivities (festivities), réjouissances (cakes and ale, carnival, gaieties, merrymaking, revel), festivité (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities, revel). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | festivités (festivities, revelry, revels, carouse, celebration), des festivities (festivities), réjouissances (cakes and ale, carnival, gaieties, merrymaking, revel), festivité (festivity, celebration, feast, festivities, revel). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Festlichkeiten (festivities, solemnities, festivity, galas), Festtrubel (festivities), Festtreiben (festivities), Veranstaltungen (entertainments, events, festivities), Lustbarkeiten (festivities, revelries), Feierlichkeit (ceremony, solemnity, ceremoniousness, gravity, solemnness), die Festlichkeiten (the festivities), beleben die Festlichkeit (enliven the festivities). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | εορτασμόσ (festivity, festivities, commemoration). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | eortasmos (festivity, festivities, commemoration). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 축제 (gala, festivity, fete, carnival, embankment), 제전 (festivity, festival, festivities), 경축 행사 (festivities, festivity). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 축제 (gala, festivity, fete, carnival, embankment), 제전 (festivity, festival, festivities), 경축 행사 (festivities, festivity). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | הגיגח (celebration, celebrations, festivities, festivity, jamboree). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | اعياد (feast, feasts, festivities, festivity), حَفْل (care, cared, cares, caring, celebration), اِحْتِفَال (gala, celebration, celebrations, ceremonies, ceremony), عِيد (festivity, gala, holiday, carnival, carnivals), حَفْلَة (binge, celebration, entertainment, fete, show), حَفْلَةٌ راقِصَة (ball, dance, prom, balled, balling), قَصْف (bombardment, orgy, revelry, bacchanal, Bacchanalia), مِهْرَجان (carnival, celebration, festival, festivity, gala), كَرْنَفَال (carnival, carnivals, fair, fairer, fairest), عَرْبَدَة (bacchanal, Bacchanalia, orgy, revel, roistering). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Festlichkeiten (festivities, solemnities, festivity, galas), Festtrubel (festivities), Festtreiben (festivities), Veranstaltungen (entertainments, events, festivities), Lustbarkeiten (festivities, revelries), Feierlichkeit (ceremony, solemnity, ceremoniousness, gravity, solemnness), die Festlichkeiten (the festivities), beleben die Festlichkeit (enliven the festivities). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Festlichkeiten (festivities, solemnities, festivity, galas), Festtrubel (festivities), Festtreiben (festivities), Veranstaltungen (entertainments, events, festivities), Lustbarkeiten (festivities, revelries), Feierlichkeit (ceremony, solemnity, ceremoniousness, gravity, solemnness), die Festlichkeiten (the festivities), beleben die Festlichkeit (enliven the festivities). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | ünnep (holiday, feast, festivity, feasts, festivities). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | pesta (fete, party, festivity, carousal, debauch). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | festività (festivity, feast, festival, festivities, holiday), festeggiamenti (conviviality, festivity, festivities, glorification, rejoicing). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | הגיגח (celebration, celebrations, festivities, festivity, jamboree). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 催し (function, auspices, event, festivities, opening), もよおし (auspices, event, festivities, function, holding), まつりさわぎ (festivities, merrymaking), 祭典 (festival, festivity, carnival, festivities, function), 祭騒ぎ (festivities, merrymaking), 千秋楽 (concluding festivities, concluding program, final day of a sumo tournament, concluding programme, concluding), 神事相撲 (sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities), しんじずもう (sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities), せんしゅうらく (concluding festivities, concluding program, concluding programme, final day of a sumo tournament). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 축제 (gala, festivity, fete, carnival, embankment), 제전 (festivity, festival, festivities), 경축 행사 (festivities, festivity). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | ünnep (holiday, feast, festivity, feasts, festivities). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | festligheter (festivities, revelries). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | شادمانى (festivities, festivity, rejoicing, festival, gaiety). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | شادمانى (festivities, festivity, rejoicing, festival, gaiety). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | شادمانى (festivities, festivity, rejoicing, festival, gaiety). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | obchody (celebration, commemoration, festivities). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | obchody (celebration, commemoration, festivities). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | obchody (celebration, commemoration, festivities). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | festividades (festivities), festivities (festivities). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | högtidligheter (festivities, ceremonies), festligheter (exercises, festivities). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | торжеств (festivities), торжество (exultation, celebration, festivities, solemnities, solemnity). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | torzhestv (festivities), torzhestvo (exultation, celebration, festivities, solemnities, solemnity). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | торжеств (festivities), торжество (exultation, celebration, festivities, solemnities, solemnity). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | torzhestv (festivities), torzhestvo (exultation, celebration, festivities, solemnities, solemnity). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | logamail (festivities), hame-comin (a birth, a coming or return home, the festivities on a bride's arrival in her new home). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shkip | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqip | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqiperë | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | งานรื่นเริง (festivities, festivity, fiesta, gala, affair). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | festivitaser (festivities). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Skchip | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovak | radovanky (festivities, festivity), slávnostný program (festivities). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovakian | radovanky (festivities, festivity), slávnostný program (festivities). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | festividades (celebrations, festivities, merry making, holiday season), festejos (festivities), fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals, patron saint's festivities, patron saint's fiesta). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | งานรื่นเริง (festivities, festivity, fiesta, gala, affair). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | juhla (celebration, festival, party, feast, anniversaries), juhlallisuudet (ceremonies, festivities). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | juhla (celebration, festival, party, feast, anniversaries), juhlallisuudet (ceremonies, festivities). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | högtidligheter (festivities, ceremonies), festligheter (exercises, festivities). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | högtidligheter (festivities, ceremonies), festligheter (exercises, festivities). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | งานรื่นเริง (festivities, festivity, fiesta, gala, affair). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | งานรื่นเริง (festivities, festivity, fiesta, gala, affair). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tosk | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | festival (festival, festivity, fair, feast, festivities). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | Свята (festivities, festivity, gala), урочистості (festivities). Additional references: Ukrainian, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | svyata (festivities, festivity, gala), urochistostі (festivities). Additional references: Ukrainian, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vascuense | hilketak jaigiroa ilundu zuen (the murder cast a shadow over the festivities). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaams | feestelijkheden (festivities). Additional references: Vlaams, Belgium, France, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaemsch | feestelijkheden (festivities). Additional references: Vlaemsch, Belgium, France, festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zhgabe | festime (festivities, rejoicing). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), festivities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “festivities” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | estivitiesfay (festivities). Additional references: Pig Latin, festivities. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | festivitaee (festivities). Additional references: Terran B, festivities. (volunteer) | |||
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| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | camelis (camel, dromedary, festivities, marriage festival). Additional references: Latin, festivities. (volunteer) | ||
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