ferial

ferial
feral, ferial
Both words are usually pronounced with the first syllable as in ferret rather than fear, although the second form is occasionally heard. Feral means ‘wild’ (from Latin ferus ‘wild’) and is applied (a) to animals in a wild state after escape from captivity and (b) to institutions compared to them

• (This week, the Prime Minister attacked the British media as ‘a feral beast’, reserving special criticism for this newspaper —Independent, 2007).

Ferial (from Latin feriae ‘holiday’) is an ecclesiastical term denoting a day not appointed for a festival or feast.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • férial — férial, ale (fé ri al, a l ) adj. Qui concerne la férie. Les offices fériaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Férie ; provenç. et espagn. ferial ; ital. feriale. •   Ferial, qui se trouve souvent dans des auteurs anciens, y a le sens de plaisant ; Les anciens… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • ferial — adjetivo 1. De la feria: actividad ferial. recinto ferial …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • ferial — (adj.) pertaining to holidays, late 14c., from O.Fr. ferial, from M.L. ferialis, from L. feriae (see FEAST (Cf. feast) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Ferial — Fe ri*al, a. [LL. ferialis, fr. L. ferie holidays: cf. F. f[ e]rial. See 5th {Fair}.] 1. Of or pertaining to holidays. [Obs.] J. Gregory. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to any week day, esp. to a day that is neither a festival nor a fast. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ferial — Fe ri*al, n. Same as {Feria}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ferial — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a féria ou a férias. 2. Relativo aos dias da semana, aos dias não festivos …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • ferial — (Del lat. feriāle). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a las ferias (ǁ días de la semana). 2. ant. Perteneciente o relativo a la feria (ǁ mercado). 3. m. feria (ǁ mercado). 4. feria (ǁ paraje público en que se celebra) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • férial — férie [ feri ] n. f. • v. 1119 ferie « jour de la semaine »; lat. feriæ « jour de repos » → 1. foire 1 ♦ Antiq. rom. Jour pendant lequel le travail était interdit par la religion. 2 ♦ Liturg. cathol. Jour de la semaine, à l exception du samedi et …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ferial — ► adjetivo 1 De las ferias o días de la semana. 2 Se aplica al lugar o recinto que acoge una feria: ■ trabaja como azafata en el recinto ferial. SINÓNIMO feria ► sustantivo masculino 3 COMERCIO Feria o mercado público. * * * ferial 1 m. Lugar… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • ferial — {{＃}}{{LM F17575}}{{〓}} {{［}}ferial{{］}} ‹fe·rial› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} De la feria o relacionado con ella: • recinto ferial.{{○}} …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

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