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fes·tive
(fĕs′tĭv)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival.
2. Merry; joyous: a festive party.
fes′tive·ly adv.
fes′tive·ness n.
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festive
(ˈfɛstɪv) orfestivous
adj
appropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry
[C17: from Latin festīvus joyful, from festus of a feast]
ˈfestively adv
ˈfestiveness n
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fes•tive
(ˈfɛs tɪv)adj.
1. pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival.
2. joyous; merry: a festive mood.
[1645–55; < Latin fēstīvus merry =fēst(us) festal + -īvus -ive]
fes′tive•ly, adv.
fes′tive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | festive - offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" |
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festive
adjective celebratory, happy, holiday, carnival, jolly, merry, gala, hearty, jubilant, cheery, joyous, joyful, jovial, convivial, gleeful, back-slapping, Christmassy, mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, festal, gay The town has a festive holiday atmosphere.
sad, depressing, gloomy, dreary, drab, mournful, lugubrious, funereal
sad, depressing, gloomy, dreary, drab, mournful, lugubrious, funereal
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festive
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Translations
إحْتِفالي، بَهيج
slavnostníveselý
festligmunter
ünnepi
hátíîlegur
iškilmėsšventiškas
svētku-
festive
[ˈfestɪv] ADJ (gen) → festivo; (= happy) → alegrein (a) festive mood → muy alegre
the festive season → las Navidades
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
festive
adj → festlich; the festive season → die Festzeit; he was in (a) festive mood → er war in festlicher Stimmung or in Festtagslaune
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
festive
[ˈfɛstɪv] adj → di festathe festive season (Brit) (Christmas) → il periodo delle feste natalizie
in a festive mood → di umore allegro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
festive
(ˈfestiv) adjective happy and (as if) celebrating. a festive atmosphere.
feˈstivity (-ˈsti-) – plural feˈstivities – noun a celebration. Come and join in the festivities.
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