fastuós
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fāstuōsus, from fāstus (“pride, haughtiness”). Compare Spanish fastuoso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fastuós (feminine fastuosa, masculine plural fastuosos, feminine plural fastuoses)
- ostentatious, luxurious, lavish
- Va organitzar un fastuós banquet per a milers de convidats.
- He organised a lavish banquet for thousands of guests.
Derived terms
- fastuositat
Related terms
Further reading
- “fastuós”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “fastuós” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “fastuós”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025