festive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/ˈfɛstɪv/
Definition of festive
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
“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.”
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adj
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Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
“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.”
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In the mood to celebrate.
“Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast + -ive.
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