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festive
English
Etymology
From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?st?v/
- Hyphenation: fes?tive
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
Translations
French
Adjective
festive
- feminine singular of festif
Italian
Adjective
festive
- feminine plural of festivo
Latin
Etymology
From f?st?vus (“joyous, festive; pleasing”), from f?stus (“feast-like; festive”).
Adverb
f?st?v? (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
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joyful
English
Alternative forms
- joyfull
Etymology
joy +? -ful
Pronunciation
- enPR: joi'f?l, IPA(key): /?d???f?l/
- Hyphenation: joy?ful
Adjective
joyful (comparative joyfuller or more joyful, superlative joyfullest or most joyful)
- Feeling or causing joy.
Derived terms
- joyfully
- joyfulness
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