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festoon

The word “festoon” has 2 syllables: fes-toon

It's pronounced as /fɛsˈtuːn/

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In the thesaurus, “festoon” has 58 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for festoon along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for festoon

Antonyms for festoon

Meanings of festoon

  • noun
    1. An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
    2. A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
    3. A raised cable with light globes attached.
    4. A cloud on Jupiter that hangs out of its home belt or zone into an adjacent area forming a curved finger-like image or a complete loop back to its home belt or zone.
    5. (acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
    6. A specific style of electric light bulb consisting of a cylindrical enclosure with two points of contact on either end providing power to the filament or diode.
    7. Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
    8. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
    9. Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.
  • verb
    1. To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
    2. To make festoons.
    3. To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
    4. To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.

Example Sentences

  • They decided to festoon the hall with colorful ribbons.
  • Lights festoon the streets during the holiday season.
  • The couple planned to festoon the garden with lanterns.
  • Flags festoon the stadium in celebration of the event.
  • She will festoon the stage with flowers for the performance.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to festoon, such as: accessorize, adorn, array, bare, beautify, bedeck, bedizen.

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