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festive
[
fes
-tiv
]
Origin
fes·tive
/
ˈfɛs
tɪv
/
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[
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;
<
Latin
fēstīvus
merry, equivalent to
fēst
(
us
) festal +
-īvus
-ive
Related forms
fes·tive·ly,
adverb
fes·tive·ness,
noun
non·fes·tive,
adjective
non·fes·tive·ly,
adverb
non·fes·tive·ness,
noun
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sub·fes·tive,
adjective
sub·fes·tive·ly,
adverb
sub·fes·tive·ness,
noun
un·fes·tive,
adjective
un·fes·tive·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
festive
(ˈfɛstɪv)
—
adj
appropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry
[C17: from Latin
festīvus
joyful, from
festus
of a
feast
]
'festively
—
adv
'festiveness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
festive
1650s, pertaining to a feast, from L. festivus, from festum festival, holiday. Meaning mirthful is attested by 1774.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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