An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
festivals
festivals
noun
plural of festival
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
flagstaves
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
foreadvertise
forestaves
forestaves
noun
plural of forestaff
formativeness
fricatives
fricatives
noun
plural of fricative
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
harvestfish
harvestfish
noun
Peprilus paru, a kind of butterfish.
harvestfishes
harvestfishes
noun
plural of harvestfish
hovercrafts
hovercrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of hovercraft
informativeness
informativeness
noun
The condition of being informative; clarity
insignificative
insignificative
adj
Not expressing meaning; not significant.
justificative
justificative
adj
justificatory
manifestative
manifestative
Adjective
Relating to manifestation.
manifestatively
manifestatively
adv
In a manifestative manner.
manifestive
minifestival
minifestival
noun
A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works
minifestivals
minifestivals
noun
plural of minifestival
misinformative
misinformative
adj
Providing incorrect information; misleading.
nondiffractiveness
nondiversification
nondiversification
noun
Absence of diversification.
nonfigurativeness
noninformativeness
noninformativeness
noun
The condition of being noninformative
nonrefractiveness
nonsignificative
nonsignificative
adj
Not significative.
overaffirmativeness
overboastful
overboastful
adj
Excessively boastful.
overboastfully
overboastfulness
overdefiantness
overdiversification
overdiversification
noun
Excessive diversification.
overdrafts
overdrafts
noun
plural of overdraft
overfactious
overfactiously
overfactiousness
overfactitious
overfaintness
overfaithfulness
overfast
overfast
adj
Too quick.
adv
Too quickly.
overfastidious
overfastidious
adj
Excessively fastidious.
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overfastidiousness
overfastidiousness
noun
(rare) the state of being overfastidious
overfasting
overfatigues
overfatigues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfatigue
overfatness
overfeast
overflatness
overfrustration
overgratefulness
overinflates
overinflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overinflate
overintensification
overintensification
noun
Excessive intensification.
overmasterful
overmasterful
adj
(rare) Overly masterful; having excessive mastery.
overmasterfully
overmasterfulness
overmasterfulness
noun
Excessive masterfulness.
overmystification
oversatisfy
oversatisfy
verb
(transitive) To do more than satisfy; to go beyond the requirements or wants of.
oversimplification
oversimplification
noun
An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
The process of making such an explanation.
oversimplifications
oversimplifications
noun
plural of oversimplification
oversolidification
overstaff
overstaff
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too many staff.
overstaffed
overstaffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstaff
overstaffing
overstaffing
verb
present participle of overstaff
overstaffs
overstaffs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstaff
oversteadfast
oversteadfast
adj
Excessively steadfast.
oversteadfastly
oversteadfastness
personificative
personificative
adj
That personifies; anthropomorphic.
postfoveal
postfoveal
adj
Behind the fovea
prefestival
prefestival
adj
Before a festival.
prefigurativeness
prefigurativeness
noun
The quality of being prefigurative.
presignificative
putrefactiveness
putrefactiveness
noun
The quality of being putrefactive.
reformativeness
refractiveness
refractiveness
noun
The quality or condition of being refractive.
refractivities
refractivities
noun
plural of refractivity
reverifications
reverifications
noun
plural of reverification
reversification
satisfactive
satisfactive
adj
(obsolete) satisfactory
selfpreservatory
semelfactive
semelfactive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the semelfactive aspect.
noun
(grammar) The semelfactive aspect.
semifigurative
semifigurative
adj
Somewhat or partly figurative.
semifiguratively
semifigurativeness
semivitrification
semivitrification
noun
The quality or state of being semivitrified.
significative
significative
adj
(usually followed by of) That tends to signify or indicate; indicative
That has meaning or significance; significant
significatively
significatively
adv
In a significative manner.
significativeness
significativeness
noun
The quality of being significative.
simplificative
simplificative
adj
That leads to simplification
specificative
specificative
adj
Serving to specify something.
specificatively
specificatively
adv
In a specificative manner.
staffordsville
staffordville
stanfordville
stupefactive
stupefactive
adj
Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.
stupefactiveness
subformative
subformatively
subformativeness
suffocative
suffocative
adj
Tending or able to choke or stifle.
sulfovinate
taftsville
transfigurative
transfigurative
adj
of, relating to, or causing transfiguration.
transformative
transformative
adj
(linguistics) Chiefly in transformative-generative: of or relating to a theory of generative grammar in which defined operations called transformations produce new sentences from existing ones; transformational.
That causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change
transfugitive
transfugitive
noun
A transfuge.
transfusive
transfusive
adj
able to transfuse
transfusively
undiffractiveness
unfestival
unmanifestative
unrefractiveness
unsignificative
unsuffocative
untransformative
vasifactive
vasifactive
adj
Forming new blood vessels.
vasofactive
vasofactive
adj
Alternative form of vasifactive
vasoformative
vasoformative
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the formation and development of blood vessels and blood cells