Word: hugfest
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hug
fest
Definition: An event that is filled with or typified by hugging, or by saccharine emotion.
Morphemes:
Affix: hug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
Affix: -fest
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Fest
Language: de
Decoded: Fest
Meaning: festival