festive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛstɪv/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast + -ive.
Meanings
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Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.
On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors.
1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 35 (1968 edition):
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In the mood to celebrate.
Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most festive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more festive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unfestive · festivity · nonfestive · festive season · festiveness · postfestive · festively
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (27)
hy տոնական (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · ka მხიარული (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · ru пра́здничный (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · da festlig (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · ro festiv (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · bg тържествен (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · la festivus (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · de festlich (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · fr festif (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · el γιορτινός (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · eo festa (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · it festiva (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · cs slavnostní (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · ca festiu (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · it festivo (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · fi juhlallinen (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · mk празничен (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · nl feestelijk (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · fr festive (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · hu ünnepi (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · yi יום־טובֿדיק (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · el εορταστικός (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · fi juhlava (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · pl biesiadny (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · bg празничен (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · la festus (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration) · nl feestelijke (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)