festive

== English == === Etymology === From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛstɪv/ Hyphenation: fes‧tive Rhymes: -ɛstɪv === Adjective === festive (comparative more festive, superlative most festive) Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. In the mood to celebrate. ==== Synonyms ==== feastful feastly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === festive feminine singular of festif == Italian == === Adjective === festive feminine plural of festivo == Latin == === Etymology === From fēstīvus (“joyous, festive; pleasing”), from fēstus (“feast-like; festive”). === Adverb === fēstīvē (not comparable) agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully humorously, facetiously, wittily ==== Related terms ==== === References === “festive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “festive”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “festive”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.