festive

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adjective

1. Marked by festal celebration: gala, glad, gladsome, happy, joyful, joyous, merry. See happy/unhappy.
2. Providing joy and pleasure: cheerful, cheery, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, pleasing. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: decorated, celebratory
Antonyms: depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated

IN BRIEF: Merry.

The wedding was a festive occasion for the entire town.

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For a list of words related to festive, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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See words rhyming with "festive."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - festlig, munter, fest-, højtidsstemt

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    festlig stemning
• festive season    julen

Nederlands (Dutch)
feestelijk, festival-, vrolijk

Français (French)
adj. - joyeux, de fête, plein d'entrain

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    atmosphère de fête
• festive season    la saison des fêtes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - festlich, gesellig, fröhlich

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    Feststimmung
• festive season    Weihnachtszeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εορταστικός, γιορτινός, πανηγυρικός, εορτάσιμος, εύθυμος, κεφάτος

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    εορταστική ατμόσφαιρα
• festive season    περίοδος εορτών (Χριστουγέννων)

Italiano (Italian)
festoso, festivo

idioms:

• festive season    le festività

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - festivo

idioms:

• festive season    época de Natal

Русский (Russian)
праздничный, веселый

idioms:

• festive season    время праздников

Español (Spanish)
adj. - festivo

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    ambiente festivo, ánimo festivo
• festive season    temporada de fiestas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - festlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
庆祝的, 欢乐的, 喜庆的

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    欢乐的气氛
• festive season    收获季节

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 慶祝的, 歡樂的, 喜慶的

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    歡樂的氣氛
• festive season    收獲季節

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 축제의, 흥겨운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 祭りの, 祝祭の, 陽気な, 楽しい

idioms:

• festive atmosphere    お祭り気分
• festive season    めでたい時期

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهرجاني , عيدي , بهيج , مرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חגיגי, של חג‬

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