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-fest

/-(ˌ)fɛst/

-fest suffix: a festival, a fest; used in names of events.

Suffix

-fest (noun-forming suffix, plural -fests)

  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events.
    • summer + -fest → Summerfest
    • Yule + -fest → Yulefest
  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.
    • snooze + -fest → snoozefest
    • slug + -fest → slugfest

Forms of -fest

plural-fests

Origin of -fest

From fest, from German Fest (“festival”).

Questions about -fest

What does -fest mean?
-fest means a festival, a fest; used in names of events.
What part of speech is -fest?
-fest is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -fest?
-fest is pronounced /-(ˌ)fɛst/.

Words near -fest in the dictionary

  1. -fag
  2. -fenac
  3. -fentanil
  4. -fer
  5. -ferous
  6. -fest
  7. -fests
  8. -fiban
  9. -fibrate
  10. -fication
  11. -fid

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