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 Wordfestive: 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