Definition of FESTIVE

festive

Adjective Satellite

  • offering fun and gaiety
    • "a festive (or festal) occasion"

Adj

  • Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
  • In the mood to celebrate.

Adjective

  • Characteristic of a celebration; joyful and merry.

Examples

  • Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.
  • The mood turned FESTIVE when the obscure word ’QUIXOTRY’ earned him over 100 points.
  • The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

festive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
festive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
festive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

festive: valid Words With Friends Word