celebratory
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4.0
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪtəri/
:
festivo
- The guest of honor and newly minted Ph.D. had enjoyed more than a few celebratory toasts.
- celebratory tone
- celebratory ending
- celebratory parade
So yes, there is a celebratory aspect to that.
- So yes, there is a celebratory aspect to that.
- But in the beginning, it was just, it was, it felt celebratory and fun and adventurous.
- So is this is this celebratory of BBL Drizzy or is this like mocking?
- Insurgent Black social life and the party as an improvised and celebratory mode of social organization.
- It's going to be a celebratory moment.
- And the moment was solemn, of course, but it was also celebratory.
- It's sisterhood, it's congratulatory, it's supportive, it's celebratory.
Examples
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Let's go into town, have a celebratory drink.
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Musicians and a dancer who set the celebratory tone for this happy occasion accompanied them along the way.
Academic text (2011) -
And it just felt like, yes, this feels like a really lovely and quite celebratory thing to do.
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In fact, that right there is the celebratory beer.
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The 2003 global terrorism report was launched at a celebratory news conference in April.
Academic text (2004) -
Later that evening, at a celebratory occasion with close friends, Hillary retired to bed early.
Academic text (1996) -
Obviously, as I said, we had big, big plans which couldn't happen, but it was so nice that we were still able to meet up and have a little celebratory lunch.
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And if we're able to keep love and a celebratory sense of making the most of what we can with what we have right now, I think that's all we have to do.
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After the match, the players went out for a celebratory dinner to honor their victory.
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She hosted a celebratory party for her friend’s promotion, inviting all their closest friends.
Synonyms
73
2.4
Cheerful and suitable for a party or holiday
15
5.0
Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event
14
4.1
Showing praise and happiness for someone's success or good news
3
7.2
Relating to a public celebration after a big victory
1
4.9
Showing joy for a special event
Showing pleasure and praise for someone's success or good news
Antonyms
How Celebratory
Surface Forms
Morphology
celebratory = celebration (transparent) = celebrate + ory
Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ory' to the noun 'celebration', producing an adjective meaning 'relating to or expressing celebration'.
Etymology
Celebratory comes from the Latin word celebrare, which means 'to celebrate' or 'to honor' and shares the same root as celebrate and celebrity. So something celebratory is meant to show 'celebration' or joy for a special event.