soiree
Fancy night party
A soiree is an evening party, typically a small, elegant gathering in someone's home with conversation, music, or other entertainment: The ambassador hosted a soiree for visiting dignitaries.
The word retains its French flavor and suggests something more refined than a casual get-together.
Also spelled soirée.
Act of receiving guests
- feteElaborate public celebration
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- functionPurpose or duty
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
salon · dinner-party · rendezvous · mixer · social · levee · coterie
Festive formal occasion
- refinedPurified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- chicTasteful, current flair
- fashionableCurrently in style
luxurious · stylish · classy · opulent · sumptuous · graceful · tasteful · cultured
Female event organizer
- hostOne receiving guests
- invitationRequest to attend
- RSVPRequest for reply
- venuePlace of occurrence
drawing-room · parlor · ballroom · terrace · estate · mansion · penthouse · townhouse
reception
Act of receiving guests
- feteElaborate public celebration
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- functionPurpose or duty
get-together · salon · dinner-party · rendezvous · mixer · social · levee · coterie
gala
Festive formal occasion
- refinedPurified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- chicTasteful, current flair
fashionable · luxurious · stylish · classy · opulent · sumptuous · graceful · tasteful · cultured · polished
hostess
Female event organizer
- hostOne receiving guests
- invitationRequest to attend
- RSVPRequest for reply
venue · drawing-room · parlor · ballroom · terrace · estate · mansion · penthouse · townhouse · entertaining
music
Organized auditory art
quartet · orchestra · cabaret · harpist · mingling · conversation · cocktails · canapés · champagne · toasts
twilight
Light after sunset
moonlight · starlight · candlelight · gloaming · eventide · nocturnal · lanterns · chandeliers · nightcap · late-night
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- partiesbirthday party, party, costume party, house party, dinner party
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
soireematinee
Daytime theatrical performance
breakfast meeting · brunch · luncheon · sunrise service · coffee morning
soireekegger
Party with draft beer
rager · brawl · tailgate · hootenanny · barn dance