KERMESSES Synonyms

• a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

• a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

• a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

• any joyous diversion

• the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

• free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

• (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

• a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

• gathering of producers to promote business

• a competitive exhibition of farm products

• a sale of miscellany; often for charity

• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

• without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

• not excessive or extreme

• very pleasing to the eye

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• attractively feminine

• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

• free of clouds or rain

• (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

• join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

• a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

• an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

• an elaborate party (often outdoors)

• an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

• have a celebration

• a gay festivity

• a gay festivity

• a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

• unrestrained merrymaking

• take delight in

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities