festive

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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.

Translations

having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration

Czech: slavnostní (cs) Danish: festlig Dutch: feestelijk, feestelijke

German: festlich (de) Hungarian: ünnepi (hu) Romanian: festiv (ro)

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Italian

Adjective

festive pl.

1. feminine form of festivo

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Latin

Etymology

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

Adverb

fēstīvē (not comparable)

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

Related terms

fēstīvālis fēstīvitās fēstīviter fēstīvum

fēstīvus fēstum fēstus