festive

Meaning

  1. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
  2. In the mood to celebrate.

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
fes‧tive
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛstɪv/
Etymology

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

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