Antonyms for fete


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : feyt, fet
Phonetic Transcription : feɪt, fɛt


Definition of fete

Origin :
  • 1754, from French fête "festival, feast," from Old French feste (see feast). Apparently first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717-1797).
  • noun celebration, party
  • verb throw a party for someone
Example sentences :
  • Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fete, was the only one who had anything to say.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Have you invited the Benedictine Fathers to your fete in the wood?
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • As it happened, the fete of Janville fell on Sunday, the second in May.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • The slightest excuse was sufficient for him—a fete, a wish, a simple pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • He had called on the Marquise the day following the fete at the Hotel Dulac.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • An idea of waiting outside until the fete was over came into his head.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • When I was alone I thought about the fete, and about the change in Carmen's temper.
  • Extract from : « Carmen » by Prosper Merimee
  • A fete, I believe, to which the king invited himself of his own accord?
  • Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • I have a tertian fever, which seized me after the fete at Vaux.
  • Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • That, then, is as much as to refuse, because the dress is wanted for the fete at Vaux.
  • Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

Synonyms for fete

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