Meaning & use
holiday soiree
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Meaning
nouncountableformalliterary
A formal word for an evening party, especially one held to celebrate a holiday or festive season.
Grammar: Countable: a holiday soiree, several holiday soirees.
Patterns
- a holiday soiree at a place
- attend a holiday soiree
- host a holiday soiree
The ambassador hosted a holiday soiree for the visiting delegation.
She wore a long velvet dress to the holiday soiree at the museum.
Guests arrived at the holiday soiree in cars and left well after midnight.
Word forms
| plural | holiday soirees |
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Common combinations
- host a holiday soiree
- They host a holiday soiree in their garden every December.
- attend a holiday soiree
- He attended a holiday soiree at the embassy.
- a holiday soiree at a hotel
- The charity held a holiday soiree at a downtown hotel.
- an elegant holiday soiree
- She described it as an elegant holiday soiree with live music.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- soiree noun
- An evening party or social gathering, without the holiday element.
Commonly confused: holiday soiree or soirée? holiday soiree or soiree vs. soirée?
holiday soiree vs soirée
The same word with a French accent mark; the plain English spelling 'soiree' is also common.
holiday soiree vs soiree vs. soirée
Both spellings are accepted; the accented form looks more French and formal.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'holiday soiree' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A holiday soiree is a formal evening party, so the hotel hosting one with an orchestra fits. The others use it as a meal, an object, or a flight, which it never means.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “holiday soiree”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.