Meanings
adjectivefestive (comparative more festive, superlative most festive)
comparative more festive · superlative most festive
- Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.
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On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors.
1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 35 (1968 edition) - In the mood to celebrate.
Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Bulgarian празничен, тържествен
- празничен (prazničen)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- тържествен (tăržestven)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Catalan festiu
- festiuhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Czech slavnostní
- slavnostníhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Danish festlig
- festlighaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Dutch feestelijk, feestelijke
- feestelijkhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- feestelijkehaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Esperanto festa
- festahaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Finnish juhlava, juhlallinen
- juhlavahaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- juhlallinenhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
French festif, festive
- festifhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- festivehaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
German festlich
- festlichhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Greek γιορτινός, εορταστικός
- γιορτινός (giortinós)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- εορταστικός (eortastikós)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Hungarian ünnepi
- ünnepihaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Italian festivo, festiva
- festivohaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- festivahaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Latin festus, festivus
- festushaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
- festivushaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Polish biesiadny
- biesiadnyhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Romanian festiv
- festivhaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Russian пра́здничный
- пра́здничный (prázdničnyj)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Yiddish יום־טובֿדיק
- יום־טובֿדיק (yontefdik)having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with festive
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APA
festive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festive
MLA
“festive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “festive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festive.
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