different between fete vs observance

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.

English

Alternative forms

• observancy (obsolete)
• observaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ?b-zûr?v?ns, IPA^(key): /?b?z?v?ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?z??v?ns/
• Hyphenation: ob?ser?vance

Noun

observance (countable and uncountable, plural observances)

1. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
2. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
3. Observation or the act of watching.
4. (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
5. That which is to be observed.
6. Reverence; homage.

Antonyms

• misobservance

Derived terms

• hyperobservance
• misobservance

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.s??.v??s/

Noun

observance f (plural observances)

1. observance

Related terms

• observable
• observant
• observateur
• observer

References

• “observance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).