About The Word Festive
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Festive
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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 See Also | 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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