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[ fes-tiv ] / ˈfɛs tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR festive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal. joyous; merry: a festive mood. Origin of festiveFirst recorded in 1645–55; from Latin festīvus “merry, lively, joyous,” equivalent to festus “festal” + -īvus -ive OTHER WORDS FROM festivefes·tive·ly, adverbfes·tive·ness, nounnon·fes·tive, adjectivenon·fes·tive·ly, adverb non·fes·tive·ness, nounsub·fes·tive, adjectivesub·fes·tive·ly, adverbsub·fes·tive·ness, nounun·fes·tive, adjectiveun·fes·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby festivefestinant, festinate, festination, festival, Festival Hall, festive, festive season, festivity, festoon, festoon blind, festoonery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for festiveMany love Christmas and all the festive decorations that come with it. Star Wars Christmas Lights, Unedited Footage of a Bear, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Creepy thing to wrap up in festive paper and a bow and give to a newborn baby, yeah? Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST And the entire Bon Temps gang has gathered for a festive Thanksgiving dinner. 'True Blood' Ends With a Whimper: The Sexy HBO Vampire Series Is (Finally) Over|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the host is in a festive mood, entering customers are given strings of Mardi Gras beads. The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina|Jane & Michael Stern|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It had a festive air last Sunday as residents flooded into the spotlessly clean park to soak up the first rays of spring. Is Kharkiv Ukraine’s Next Tipping Point?|Vijai Maheshwari|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The musicians give a sample of their skill and seat themselves at the festive board. The professional acrobats that are met with on festive occasions are fearless and skilful. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young I must see that he gets out of his studiousness and is clothed in festive mind for this evening. Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf There only needed some novelty, now that the old diversions had come to an end, to complete the delights of the festive hours. Zigzag Journeys in Europe|Hezekiah Butterworth But the position of the secretary was the absolute antipode of this tranquil and festive sinecure. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845|Various
British Dictionary definitions for festive
adjectiveappropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry Derived forms of festivefestively, adverbfestiveness, nounWord Origin for festiveC17: from Latin festīvus joyful, from festus of a feast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to festivejoyous, peppy, hearty, jovial, chipper, gala, merry, upbeat, cheery, happy, lighthearted, joyful, convivial, jubilant, blithe, carnival, gay, gleeful, holiday, jocund |