Festal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Festal \Fes"tal\, a. [L. festum holiday, feast. See {feast}.]
     Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.
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           You bless with choicer wine the festal day. --Francis.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  festal
       adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
             inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay
             and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)},
              {gay}, {festive}, {merry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "festal":
     comfortable, convivial, festive, gala, gay, gladsome, hilarious,
     holiday, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, merry, merrymaking,
     on the loose, quiet, restful, sabbatical, vacational