Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yulefest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yule-fest
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The celebration or festival of Yule; midwinter feast.

Example Sentences

"Through June and July, the resort celebrates Yulefest and fully decorates the venue with Christmas decorations and offer special Yuletide banquets and dining."
"“I've never been to a Yulefest celebration, but I really would like the opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ in a special way right now. I don't think I was quite as thankful as I should have been last Christmas.”"
"It might be June, but Yulefest was a great money spinner in the Mountains with the punters wanting a pretend White Christmas. And they might just get it. Snow was forecast and the wind was howling outside. It was going to be a cold winter."

Etymology

From Yule + -fest, possibly modelled after German Julfest. Compare also Dutch joelfeest, Danish julefest, Swedish julfest.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Yule

Inflected Forms

Yulefests (plural) Yule-fest (alternative) Yule fest (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Christmas

Synonyms

Christmas celebration Christmas party

Questions

What does yulefest mean?: The celebration or festival of Yule; midwinter feast.
Where does yulefest come from?: From Yule + -fest, possibly modelled after German Julfest. Compare also Dutch joelfeest, Danish julefest, Swedish julfest.

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