PARTY
What does "PARTY" mean?
A social gathering for celebration, or an organized group sharing a goal or interest.
Meanings
- A social gathering of people for pleasure or celebration. They threw a surprise party for her birthday.
- An organized political group seeking power or influence. The party won a clear majority in the election.
- A group of people travelling or acting together. A search party set out at dawn.
- A person or side in a legal agreement or dispute. Both parties signed the contract. formal
- To celebrate or enjoy oneself, often with drinking and dancing. They partied until dawn. informal
Did you know?
- A birthday 'party', a political 'party', and the two 'parties' to a contract are all the same word: each is a 'part' or side, from Old French 'partie'.
Word origin
From Old French 'partie', meaning a part, share, or side, from Latin 'partire' (to divide); a party is literally a 'part' or division of people.
Remember it
PARTY hides PART - a party is a part of people set apart, whether to celebrate or to vote.
A little poem
Lights, then the last guest-
the room loud with what was said,
two cups still half full.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the lawyer I was throwing a party. He asked which side I represented.
What it teaches
Whether you party or take a side, you are choosing which part of the crowd to stand with.
Quick facts
What does PARTY mean?
A social gathering for celebration, or an organized group sharing a goal or interest.
Is PARTY a valid word?
Yes — PARTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PARTY?
PARTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PARTY come from?
From Old French 'partie', meaning a part, share, or side, from Latin 'partire' (to divide); a party is literally a 'part' or division of people.
What can PARTY teach us?
Whether you party or take a side, you are choosing which part of the crowd to stand with.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.