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festive

[fes-tiv]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival.

    festive decorations; a festive meal.

  2. joyous; merry.

    a festive mood.



festive

/ ˈ´ÚÉ›²õ³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. appropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • festively adverb
  • festiveness noun
  • nonfestive adjective
  • nonfestively adverb
  • nonfestiveness noun
  • subfestive adjective
  • subfestively adverb
  • subfestiveness noun
  • unfestive adjective
  • unfestively adverb
  • ˈ´Ú±ð²õ³Ù¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ´Ú±ð²õ³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of festive1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin ´Ú±ð²õ³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ “merry, lively, joyous,†equivalent to festus “festal†+ -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of festive1

C17: from Latin ´Ú±ð²õ³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ joyful, from festus of a feast
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Some social media posts and photos shared between friends showed Saturday’s crowds in a festive mood at times.

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Yet despite the ominous underpinning, people were determined to be festive, upbeat.

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But the festive drinks were not ordered by the table.

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“Back to the Future: Destination Hill Valley†will utilize Universal’s filming locations to create a festive feel, one that will feature a dance party and multiple actors for attendees to follow through branching storylines.

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They were eager to hold their last Friday prayers for Ramadan, just days away from the festive period of Eid that would mark the end of the holy month.

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