festive
[ fes-tiv ]
/ ˈfɛs tɪv /
adjective
pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal.
joyous; merry: a festive mood.
Origin of festive
OTHER WORDS FROM festive
Words nearby festive
festinant,
festinate,
festination,
festival,
festival hall,
festive,
festive season,
festivity,
festoon,
festoon blind,
festoonery
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British Dictionary definitions for festively
festive
/ (ˈfɛstɪv) /
adjective
appropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry
Derived forms of festive
festively, adverb festiveness, nounWord Origin for festive
C17: from Latin
festīvus joyful, from
festus of a
feast