'Festive' definitions:
Definition of 'festive'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Festive'
From: GCIDE
- Festive \Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See feast, and cf. Festivous.] Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'festive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- boon,
- convivial,
- festal,
- free and easy,
- gala,
- gay,
- gladsome,
- gleeful,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- hearty,
- hilarious,
- jocund,
- jolly,
- jovial,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- lighthearted,
- merry,
- merrymaking,
- mirthful,
- on the loose