festive

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   offering fun and gaiety, often associated with a holiday

   There were many festive parties in the run up to Christmas.

2. 2
   adj

   in a mood to celebrate

   I'm feeling festive – let's invite all our friends over.

3. 3
   adj

   Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

   The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.

4. 4
   adj

   In the mood to celebrate.

   Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.

Etymology

From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast + -ive.