2 entries under this word

Festival

Fĕs'ti-val, a.

adjective

a. [O. Fr., Pr., O. Sp., & Pg., festival, from Lat. festivum, festive jollity, from festivus, festive, gay, from festum, feast.] Pertaining to a feast; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful. “I can not woo in festival terms.” Shak.

Fĕs'ti-val, n.

noun

n. A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious; a festive celebration.

The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. Milton.

Synonyms—Feast; banquet; carousal. See FEAST.