festive

English

Etymology

From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

festive (comparative more festive, superlative most festive)

  1. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
    The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.
  2. In the mood to celebrate.
    Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.

Synonyms

Translations

French

Adjective

festive

  1. feminine singular of festif

Italian

Adjective

festive

  1. Feminine plural of adjective festivo.

Latin

Etymology

From fēstīvus (“joyous, festive; pleasing”), from fēstus (“feast-like; festive”).

Adverb

fēstīvē (not comparable)

  1. agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully
  2. humorously, facetiously, wittily

References
  • festive in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • festive in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • festive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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