Definition of festive Festive

/fɛˈstɪv/ - [festiv] - fes•tive

We found 6 definitions of festive from 5 different sources.

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What does festive mean?

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Adjective
festive - offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
  gay, festal, merry
  joyous full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • festive (a.)
    Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • festive
    fes′tiv, adj. festal: mirthful.—n. Fes′tival, a joyful celebration: a feast.—adv. Fes′tively.—n. Festiv′ity, social mirth: joyfulness: gaiety.—adj. Fes′tivous, festive. [L. festivus—festus.]

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  • festive, adjective.

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