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Definition of Festive
1. Adjective. Offering fun and gaiety. "A merry evening"
Definition of Festive
1. a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.
Definition of Festive
1. Adjective. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. ¹
2. Adjective. In the mood to celebrate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Festive
1. of or befitting a festival [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Festive
Literary usage of Festive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Christian Institutions: Essays on Ecclesiastical Subjects by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1881)
"I. The festive character of the meal, which was its predominant character, in
the first age, lasted for some time after the change of its outward detail ..."
2. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1884)
"Instances of his festive Gayety. — Of his Laughing. — Passion for Hunting revived.
— Death of General Greene — His Character. ..."
3. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"festive elements, the celebration as a whole retained its leading character and
purpose. It was still the spontaneous meeting of town and country to welcome ..."
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