revels
Parties with abandon
Revels are lively festivities—drinking, dancing, merrymaking.
The word suggests uninhibited celebration, often continuing late into the night: The revels lasted until dawn.
To revel is to take great pleasure in something, especially with abandon: She reveled in her newfound freedom.
A reveler is someone who joins in such festivities.
Wild drunken celebration
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- roisterRevel noisily and wildly
- carouseDrink and celebrate noisily
spree · binge · orgy · dissipation · tipple · inebriate · libertine · rakish
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- feteElaborate public celebration
jubilee · jamboree · pageant · extravaganza · merrymaking · festivity · conviviality · mirth
Intense positive emotion
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
euphoria · bliss · jubilation · rapture · exultation · enjoyment · pleasure · relish
bacchanal
Wild drunken celebration
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- roisterRevel noisily and wildly
carouse · spree · binge · orgy · dissipation · tipple · inebriate · libertine · rakish · sotted
festival
Organized public celebration
fete · jubilee · jamboree · pageant · extravaganza · merrymaking · festivity · conviviality · mirth · jollity
joy
Intense positive emotion
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
ecstasy · euphoria · bliss · jubilation · rapture · exultation · enjoyment · pleasure · relish · savor
masquerade
Deceptive act or costume party
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- dancefloorSurface for rhythmic movement
confetti · balloons · music · host · guests · entertainment · socialize · mingle · cocktails · buffet
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- Fairiesfairies, faeries, fairy queen, fairy dust, fairy wings
- Fairylandfairy, pixie, sprite, elf, fae
- medieval festivalsjousting, feast, harvest festival, May Day, tournaments
- Masquesmasques, Inigo Jones, Whitehall, scenic design, stage machinery
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle