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Festive

Festive Meaning & Definition
Festive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Festive?

[adj] offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Festive: festal | gala(a) | gay | joyous | merry

Related Terms | Find terms related to Festive: blithe | blithesome | boon | convivial | festal | free and easy | gala | gay | gladsome | gleeful | hail-fellow-well-met | hearty | hilarious | jocund | jolly | jovial | joyful | joyous | lighthearted | merry | merrymaking | mirthful | on the loose

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Festive In Webster's Dictionary

\Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See {feast}, and cf. {Festivous}.] Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv. The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson.

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