different between festivity vs fete

English

Etymology

From Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas

Noun

festivity (countable and uncountable, plural festivities)

1. (often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
2. An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.

Antonyms

• (experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment): infestivity

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• fête

Etymology

Borrowed from French fête. Doublet of feast and fiesta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe?t/, /f?t/
• AHD: /f?t/, /fet/
• Homophones: fate
• Rhymes: -e?t, -?t

Noun

fete (plural fetes)

1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
   • 1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications:

     The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.

2. A feast, celebration or carnival.

Translations

Verb

fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)

1. (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

   Synonym: celebrate

   • 1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd:

     Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.

Translations

Anagrams

• ETFE, feet, teef

Latin

Adjective

f?te

1. vocative masculine singular of f?tus

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin f?te?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?t?/

Verb

fete

1. to smell bad, to stink

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

fete

1. definite singular of fet
2. plural of fet

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fe.te]

Noun

fete f pl

1. plural of fat?

Swedish

Adjective

fete

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of fet.