festal
festal · more festal · most festal
Festive, relating to a festival or feastFestive, relating to a festival or feast
» Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Meaning
1 sensesFestive, relating to a festival or feast
More definitions
- offering fun and gaiety
Examples
2 sentencesEach age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
So to the palace she escorts her guest, / and calls for festal honours in the shrine.
Origin
From Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”).From Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”).
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Forms
more festal, most festal| Comparative | more festal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most festal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedfestally
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form