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fes⋅tive

  [fes-tiv]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal.
2. joyous; merry: a festive mood.
Origin:
1645–55; < L fēstīvus merry, equiv. to fēst(us) festal + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
fes⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
fes⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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fes·tive   (fěs'tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival.
  2. Merry; joyous: a festive party.

[Latin fēstīvus, from fēstus; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]
fes'tive·ly adv., fes'tive·ness n.
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Festive

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : festive
Spanish: festivo,
German: festlich,
Japanese: お祭り気分の
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