noun
- The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies: commemoration, observance. See remember/forget.
- The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event: festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughter.
- A big, exuberant party: shindig, shindy. Slang bash, blast, blowout. See group, restraint/unrestraint, work/play.
- A large or important social gathering: affair, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. Informal do. Slang bash. See group, work/play.
- An expression of warm approval: acclaim, acclamation, applause, commendation, compliment, encomium, eulogy, kudos, laudation, panegyric, plaudit, praise. See praise/blame.
