soirees
Fancy nighttime parties
Soirees are evening social gatherings, typically elegant or sophisticated affairs held in a private home.
The word carries a hint of formality and cultural refinement—you might attend a soiree for wine and conversation, not a soiree for beer pong.
The gallery hosted intimate soirees for collectors and artists.
Festive formal occasion
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- black-tieFormal evening dress code
- evening wearDressy clothes for galas
champagne · ballroom · debutante · invitation · orchestra · waltzing · chandelier · grand entrance
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- minglingCasual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
cocktail · evening · entertaining · hosting · intimate · exclusive · socialites · connections
Concerning thought and reason
- literaryOf written works
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
bohemian · cultured · discussion · poetry · musicians · patrons · hostess · drawing room
gala
Festive formal occasion
evening wear · champagne · ballroom · debutante · invitation · orchestra · waltzing · chandelier · grand entrance · cocktails
party
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- minglingCasual social interaction
networking · cocktail · evening · entertaining · hosting · intimate · exclusive · socialites · connections · introductions
intellectual
Concerning thought and reason
- literaryOf written works
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
gathering · bohemian · cultured · discussion · poetry · musicians · patrons · hostess · drawing room · wit
mansion
Large, stately home
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- estateProperty and grounds
garden · terrace · rooftop · townhouse · villa · château · parlor · conservatory · courtyard · veranda
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- social eventsparty, gathering, wedding, reception, celebration
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
- salonsliterary salon, hostess, hostesses, drawing room, drawing rooms
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
soireeskeggers
Parties featuring barrel-tapped brew
ragers · raves · house parties · hangouts · kickbacks
soireeschores
Routine household tasks
drudgery · work shifts · toil · labor · errands
soireessolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · hermitage · reclusiveness · withdrawal