en fête

/ ɑ̃ fɛt /

adverb

1. dressed for a festivity
2. engaged in a festivity

Word History and Origins

Origin of en fête¹

C19: literally: in festival

Example Sentences

The whole town is en fete, the ships in the harbour decked with flags, the people adorned with flowers.

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The village was en fete, and peasants lined the street leading to the church, ready with their hearty God-bless-you's.

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It was Thanksgiving Day, and all the people of the Province were en fete.

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And so it was, and all the island was en fete, and when Sheila came to Dyck's plantation the very earth seemed to rejoice.

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Yet she was elegantly dressed and evidently en fete, with one or two "tricolor" knots and ribbons mingled with her finery.

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