festive

Definition

Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

Etymology

From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast + -ive.

Example Sentences

• "The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere."
• "On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors."
• "Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood."

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