noun / verb
fete
FAYT/feɪt/
A festive celebration to entertain or honor people.
Guests gather beneath bunting at the garden fete.
Etymology
French fête means “festival” or “feast,” and its earlier ancestor also named religious holidays. This background connects a fete with a special occasion marked by communal celebration.
In context
Versailles which was the big Society of the spectacle the great open spaces the great movies all said the fete gallant you know all these big parties
More examples
- The guests feted the retiring teacher.
- Music and food filled the summer fete.
- She was feted for her years of service.
Forms
fete · fetes · feted · feting
Similar words
- celebration
- Celebration is the general term; fete often names a festive event or the act of honoring someone.
- honor
- Honor can mean show respect in many ways; fete usually involves a special celebration.