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What is "festive" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does festive mean in English? Meaning of festive definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "festive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "festive": offering fun and gaiety

Adjective

  • Meaning: offering fun and gaiety
  • Example: a festive (or festal) occasion gay and exciting night life a merry evening
  • Synonyms: festal festive gay merry
  • Similar: joyous
  • Adjective: Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.In the mood to celebrate. Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.

    • Synonyms:

    joyous, peppy, hearty, jovial, chipper, gala, merry, upbeat, cheery, happy, lighthearted, joyful, convivial, jubilant, blithe, carnival, gay, gleeful, holiday, jocund, jolly, jumping, mirthful, perky, snappy, zippy, bouncy, swinging, carnivalesque, chirpy, festal, go-go, grooving, juiced up, rocking,

    Antonyms:

    apathetic, lethargic, sorrowful, upset, somber, unhappy, sad, serious, depressed, miserable, troubled, gloomy, undecorated,

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    festive in English: festive
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