celebratory

Language: en

🇺🇸 /səˈlɛbrəˌtɔriː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or used for a celebration; expressing joy, praise, or festivity in honor of a special occasion or achievement.; Marked by or characterized by celebration; festive in nature or tone.; Intended to honor or commemorate a person, event, or accomplishment through praise or recognition.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more celebratory Superlative: most celebratory

Collocations

celebratory moodcelebratory dinnercelebratory toastcelebratory eventcelebratory atmospherecelebratory meal

Derivatives

celebratecelebrationcelebrantcelebratorcelebratedcelebratory

Synonyms

festivejubilantjoyfulexultanttriumphantmerry

Antonyms

mournfulsombersolemn

Commonly confused

celebrated
EN: 'Celebrated' means famous or renowned (e.g., a celebrated author); 'celebratory' means relating to or expressing celebration (e.g., a celebratory toast).
celebrative
EN: 'Celebrative' is a rare/nonstandard variant; 'celebratory' is the standard adjective form.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the ending is '-atory' (from Latin -atorius), not '-ative'. The word derives from 'celebrate' but drops the final 'e' before adding '-ory'.

💬 Examples

  1. The team held a celebratory dinner after winning the championship.

  2. The streets were filled with a celebratory atmosphere as the new year began.

  3. The author wrote a celebratory biography of the civil rights leader.