feast vs fete what difference
what is difference between feast and fete
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fēst, IPA(key): /fiːst/
- Rhymes: -iːst
Etymology 1
From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, goddess”). More at theo-. Doublet of fete and fiesta.
Noun
feast (plural feasts)
- A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
- Something delightful
- A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.
- The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
- Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
Synonyms
- banquet
Derived terms
- afterfeast
- feast-day
- feast for the eyes
- feastful
- feastly
- Feast of Asses
- Feast of Fools
- forefeast
- Great Feasts
- love feast
- postfeast
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above.
Verb
feast (third-person singular simple present feasts, present participle feasting, simple past and past participle feasted)
- (intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.
- (intransitive) To dwell upon (something) with delight.
- (transitive) To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV scene iii:
- He that shall see this day, and live old age,
- Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors
- And say “Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.”
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV scene iii:
- (transitive, obsolete) To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.
- 1597-1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum
- Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez’d bacon-soords shall feast his family.
- 1597-1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum
Derived terms
- feaster
- feast one’s eyes
Translations
Anagrams
- Fates, Festa, TAFEs, fates, feats, festa, fetas
English
Alternative forms
- fête
Etymology
Borrowed from French fête. Doublet of feast and fiesta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɪt/, /fɛt/
- AHD: /fāt/, /fet/
- Homophones: fate
- Rhymes: -eɪt, -ɛt
Noun
fete (plural fetes)
- 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.
- 1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications:
- A feast, celebration or carnival.
Translations
Verb
fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)
- (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
fēte
- vocative masculine singular of fētus
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin fēteō
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛtə/
Verb
fete
- to smell bad, to stink
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
fete
- definite singular of fet
- plural of fet
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfe.te]
Noun
fete f pl
- plural of fată
Swedish
Adjective
fete
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of fet.