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festive
[ fes-tiv ]
/ ĖfÉs tÉŖv /
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Definition of festive
adjective
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Origin of festive
First recorded in 1645ā55; from Latin festÄ«vus āmerry, lively, joyous,ā equivalent to festus āfestalā + -Ä«vus -ive
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Words nearby festive
festinant, festinate, festination, festival, Festival Hall, festive, festive season, festivity, festoon, festoon blind, festoonery
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British Dictionary definitions for festive
festive
/ (ĖfÉstÉŖv) /
adjective
appropriate to or characteristic of a holiday, etc; merry
Derived forms of festive
festively, adverbfestiveness, nounWord Origin for festive
C17: from Latin festīvus joyful, from festus of a feast
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