feis

F4E1I1S1
/fɛʃ/

noun

An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.

OriginIrish feis →
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Meanings

feis1

nounfeis (plural feiseanna)

plural feiseanna

  1. IrelandAn Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
  2. IrelandAn Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.

Feis2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Fei

Origin

  1. Irishfeis
  2. Irishfeis
  3. Englishfeis

Borrowed from Irish feis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with feis

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Anagrams

seiffise
Cite this entry
APA

feis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feis

MLA

“feis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feis.

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