Definition of festive in English:

festive

adjective ˈfɛstɪvˈfɛstɪv

1Relating to a festival, especially Christmas.
节日的（尤指圣诞节的）
the festive season is fast approaching
Example sentencesExamples
- The district carol service and our own Marks and Spencer at Christmas remind us the festive season is nearly here.
- It is aimed at giving the homeless a roof over their heads during the festive season, as well as hot food and a place to sleep.
- His coachbuilder father, who was born during the festive season, was called Christmas.
- Buying presents for other people is generally considered the biggest hurdle of the festive season.
- Officers believe the mild weather over the festive season helped keep the number of road casualties down.
- Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for a fantastic festive season with friends and loved ones!
- Thieves are also looking out for Christmas treats and could ruin the festive season for many.
- The final act of Christmas, it marks the end of the festive season, I guess.
- Since we neared the festive season of Christmas parties have been going on nonstop.
- Yes we are going to Mexico for two whole weeks over the festive season.
- Local pubs and clubs are doing their bit to keep their people safe on the roads during the festive season.
- As the New Year opens up before us, locals are shaking off the cobwebs of the festive season.
- Many of us are no longer celebrating the birth of Christ over the festive season.
- Surely this kind of mathematics has to have an impact on our purchases this festive season.
- That's a sure sign that the festive season is less than two months away.
- The York animal home is now closed until the new year and no animals will be re-homed during the festive season.
- A Christmas tree has been erected every year on the Square for the festive season.
- One of the great traditions of the festive season in the UK is the Christmas pantomime.
- I was really looking forward to having a break over the festive season.
- The day before Christmas Eve my washer/dryer decided to take the festive season off.
1. 1.1 Cheerful and jovially celebratory.
  喜庆的，欢乐的，欢庆的
  the sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood
  欢乐的情绪一扫阴沉的气氛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The hall was especially decorated in festive mood and the crystal ball was working again.
  The festive mood can lead to all kinds of things, even with people you've only just met.
  I am not proposing we hold back on the festive celebrations, far from it!
  The Len Hunchak Trio plays carols at Clearspring Centre to help create a festive mood.
  Peter, always in a festive mood, bounded up to Elizabeth with an extra piece of holly from the pews in his hand.
  As for the exercise of plucking flowers, the women labourers go about the job in a festive mood.
  His daughters suggested he starts celebrating by decking his house out in festive lights.
  Indeed, to celebrate harvest home a festive crowdie could be made with cream and sugar.
  However, for Kate Wilkie it will be the first time she will be able to enjoy a festive celebration in four years.
  The clock ticks ever nearer to Christmas, and I am edging into a festive mood.
  The Balls Pond Road was in seasonal festive mood with lights flashing red, green and amber.
  A Christmas birthday also means a birthday party amalgamated with the festive celebrations.
  So the landlord and landlady took a week's break after a seemingly convivial festive period.
  Not only was this a festive celebration, but I wanted so desperately to impress Zeek.
  Later in the season we hope to celebrate our 60th birthday in appropriately festive style.
  The goal of a holiday party is to put everyone in a festive mood and set the tone for the coming year.
  Guests were treated to excellent food and drinks which left them in a festive and generous mood.
  Hovingham is just right for a festive frolic or for a rural recovery from over-indulgence.
  York Station was busy as the rail companies kept passengers on the move to their festive celebrations.
  It opens with the flute and snare drums joined then by the trumpet in a festive mood.
  I don't really feel in a festive mood, yet but I'm sure that will creep up on me once I leave the office.
  Synonyms
  jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious
  celebratory, holiday, carnival
  Christmassy
  informal chirpy
  dated gay
  archaic festal, frolicsome, sportive

Derivatives

festively

adverb

Can the Metropolitan Opera open a new season festively and still make an artistic statement?
Example sentencesExamples
- Candles, holly, and arrangements of poinsettias acted as the centerpiece and ran down the table festively.
- The whole square was lit up quite festively and the air was filled with delicious smells.
- The factory was festively decorated for the 100 guests and visitors who came to the opening.
- Evan flagged down a taxi and held the side door open while Alex took a look around them at the festively lighted streets.

festiveness

noun

The closest I've felt to festiveness thus far was at my work Christmas function, but that might have actually been drunkenness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Combining these ingredients in a healthful way shouldn't be painful but rather should lend itself to the festiveness of the occasion.
- I may like colored lights, but I do not like tacky displays of festiveness.
- When I've been in Muslim countries, you go and eat in people's homes, and there's a sense of being together and festiveness and community.
- While this may be due to the fact that the structure of apartment buildings makes pasting of couplets difficult, it detracts from much of the festiveness of the occasion.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa 'feast'.

Rhymes

restive

Definition of festive in US English:

festive

adjectiveˈfɛstɪvˈfestiv

1Relating to a festival.
parties are held and festive food is served
Example sentencesExamples
- Buying presents for other people is generally considered the biggest hurdle of the festive season.
- The district carol service and our own Marks and Spencer at Christmas remind us the festive season is nearly here.
- The final act of Christmas, it marks the end of the festive season, I guess.
- His coachbuilder father, who was born during the festive season, was called Christmas.
- Officers believe the mild weather over the festive season helped keep the number of road casualties down.
- Yes we are going to Mexico for two whole weeks over the festive season.
- As the New Year opens up before us, locals are shaking off the cobwebs of the festive season.
- I was really looking forward to having a break over the festive season.
- Local pubs and clubs are doing their bit to keep their people safe on the roads during the festive season.
- That's a sure sign that the festive season is less than two months away.
- It is aimed at giving the homeless a roof over their heads during the festive season, as well as hot food and a place to sleep.
- Thieves are also looking out for Christmas treats and could ruin the festive season for many.
- Many of us are no longer celebrating the birth of Christ over the festive season.
- Since we neared the festive season of Christmas parties have been going on nonstop.
- A Christmas tree has been erected every year on the Square for the festive season.
- One of the great traditions of the festive season in the UK is the Christmas pantomime.
- Surely this kind of mathematics has to have an impact on our purchases this festive season.
- The York animal home is now closed until the new year and no animals will be re-homed during the festive season.
- Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for a fantastic festive season with friends and loved ones!
- The day before Christmas Eve my washer/dryer decided to take the festive season off.
1. 1.1 Cheerful and jovially celebratory.
  喜庆的，欢乐的，欢庆的
  the somber atmosphere has given way to a festive mood
  欢乐的情绪一扫阴沉的气氛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Indeed, to celebrate harvest home a festive crowdie could be made with cream and sugar.
  The clock ticks ever nearer to Christmas, and I am edging into a festive mood.
  A Christmas birthday also means a birthday party amalgamated with the festive celebrations.
  As for the exercise of plucking flowers, the women labourers go about the job in a festive mood.
  I am not proposing we hold back on the festive celebrations, far from it!
  The Len Hunchak Trio plays carols at Clearspring Centre to help create a festive mood.
  It opens with the flute and snare drums joined then by the trumpet in a festive mood.
  The Balls Pond Road was in seasonal festive mood with lights flashing red, green and amber.
  The goal of a holiday party is to put everyone in a festive mood and set the tone for the coming year.
  Guests were treated to excellent food and drinks which left them in a festive and generous mood.
  The festive mood can lead to all kinds of things, even with people you've only just met.
  Hovingham is just right for a festive frolic or for a rural recovery from over-indulgence.
  However, for Kate Wilkie it will be the first time she will be able to enjoy a festive celebration in four years.
  York Station was busy as the rail companies kept passengers on the move to their festive celebrations.
  His daughters suggested he starts celebrating by decking his house out in festive lights.
  I don't really feel in a festive mood, yet but I'm sure that will creep up on me once I leave the office.
  Peter, always in a festive mood, bounded up to Elizabeth with an extra piece of holly from the pews in his hand.
  So the landlord and landlady took a week's break after a seemingly convivial festive period.
  Later in the season we hope to celebrate our 60th birthday in appropriately festive style.
  Not only was this a festive celebration, but I wanted so desperately to impress Zeek.
  The hall was especially decorated in festive mood and the crystal ball was working again.
  Synonyms
  jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.

词汇	festive
释义	Definition of festive in English: festive adjective ˈfɛstɪvˈfɛstɪv 1Relating to a festival, especially Christmas. 节日的（尤指圣诞节的） the festive season is fast approaching Example sentencesExamples The district carol service and our own Marks and Spencer at Christmas remind us the festive season is nearly here. It is aimed at giving the homeless a roof over their heads during the festive season, as well as hot food and a place to sleep. His coachbuilder father, who was born during the festive season, was called Christmas. Buying presents for other people is generally considered the biggest hurdle of the festive season. Officers believe the mild weather over the festive season helped keep the number of road casualties down. Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for a fantastic festive season with friends and loved ones! Thieves are also looking out for Christmas treats and could ruin the festive season for many. The final act of Christmas, it marks the end of the festive season, I guess. Since we neared the festive season of Christmas parties have been going on nonstop. Yes we are going to Mexico for two whole weeks over the festive season. Local pubs and clubs are doing their bit to keep their people safe on the roads during the festive season. As the New Year opens up before us, locals are shaking off the cobwebs of the festive season. Many of us are no longer celebrating the birth of Christ over the festive season. Surely this kind of mathematics has to have an impact on our purchases this festive season. That's a sure sign that the festive season is less than two months away. The York animal home is now closed until the new year and no animals will be re-homed during the festive season. A Christmas tree has been erected every year on the Square for the festive season. One of the great traditions of the festive season in the UK is the Christmas pantomime. I was really looking forward to having a break over the festive season. The day before Christmas Eve my washer/dryer decided to take the festive season off. 1.1 Cheerful and jovially celebratory. 喜庆的，欢乐的，欢庆的 the sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood 欢乐的情绪一扫阴沉的气氛。 Example sentencesExamples The hall was especially decorated in festive mood and the crystal ball was working again. The festive mood can lead to all kinds of things, even with people you've only just met. I am not proposing we hold back on the festive celebrations, far from it! The Len Hunchak Trio plays carols at Clearspring Centre to help create a festive mood. Peter, always in a festive mood, bounded up to Elizabeth with an extra piece of holly from the pews in his hand. As for the exercise of plucking flowers, the women labourers go about the job in a festive mood. His daughters suggested he starts celebrating by decking his house out in festive lights. Indeed, to celebrate harvest home a festive crowdie could be made with cream and sugar. However, for Kate Wilkie it will be the first time she will be able to enjoy a festive celebration in four years. The clock ticks ever nearer to Christmas, and I am edging into a festive mood. The Balls Pond Road was in seasonal festive mood with lights flashing red, green and amber. A Christmas birthday also means a birthday party amalgamated with the festive celebrations. So the landlord and landlady took a week's break after a seemingly convivial festive period. Not only was this a festive celebration, but I wanted so desperately to impress Zeek. Later in the season we hope to celebrate our 60th birthday in appropriately festive style. The goal of a holiday party is to put everyone in a festive mood and set the tone for the coming year. Guests were treated to excellent food and drinks which left them in a festive and generous mood. Hovingham is just right for a festive frolic or for a rural recovery from over-indulgence. York Station was busy as the rail companies kept passengers on the move to their festive celebrations. It opens with the flute and snare drums joined then by the trumpet in a festive mood. I don't really feel in a festive mood, yet but I'm sure that will creep up on me once I leave the office. Synonyms jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious celebratory, holiday, carnival Christmassy informal chirpy dated gay archaic festal, frolicsome, sportive Derivatives festively adverb Can the Metropolitan Opera open a new season festively and still make an artistic statement? Example sentencesExamples Candles, holly, and arrangements of poinsettias acted as the centerpiece and ran down the table festively. The whole square was lit up quite festively and the air was filled with delicious smells. The factory was festively decorated for the 100 guests and visitors who came to the opening. Evan flagged down a taxi and held the side door open while Alex took a look around them at the festively lighted streets. festiveness noun The closest I've felt to festiveness thus far was at my work Christmas function, but that might have actually been drunkenness. Example sentencesExamples Combining these ingredients in a healthful way shouldn't be painful but rather should lend itself to the festiveness of the occasion. I may like colored lights, but I do not like tacky displays of festiveness. When I've been in Muslim countries, you go and eat in people's homes, and there's a sense of being together and festiveness and community. While this may be due to the fact that the structure of apartment buildings makes pasting of couplets difficult, it detracts from much of the festiveness of the occasion. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa 'feast'. Rhymes restive Definition of festive in US English: festive adjectiveˈfɛstɪvˈfestiv 1Relating to a festival. parties are held and festive food is served Example sentencesExamples Buying presents for other people is generally considered the biggest hurdle of the festive season. The district carol service and our own Marks and Spencer at Christmas remind us the festive season is nearly here. The final act of Christmas, it marks the end of the festive season, I guess. His coachbuilder father, who was born during the festive season, was called Christmas. Officers believe the mild weather over the festive season helped keep the number of road casualties down. Yes we are going to Mexico for two whole weeks over the festive season. As the New Year opens up before us, locals are shaking off the cobwebs of the festive season. I was really looking forward to having a break over the festive season. Local pubs and clubs are doing their bit to keep their people safe on the roads during the festive season. That's a sure sign that the festive season is less than two months away. It is aimed at giving the homeless a roof over their heads during the festive season, as well as hot food and a place to sleep. Thieves are also looking out for Christmas treats and could ruin the festive season for many. Many of us are no longer celebrating the birth of Christ over the festive season. Since we neared the festive season of Christmas parties have been going on nonstop. A Christmas tree has been erected every year on the Square for the festive season. One of the great traditions of the festive season in the UK is the Christmas pantomime. Surely this kind of mathematics has to have an impact on our purchases this festive season. The York animal home is now closed until the new year and no animals will be re-homed during the festive season. Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for a fantastic festive season with friends and loved ones! The day before Christmas Eve my washer/dryer decided to take the festive season off. 1.1 Cheerful and jovially celebratory. 喜庆的，欢乐的，欢庆的 the somber atmosphere has given way to a festive mood 欢乐的情绪一扫阴沉的气氛。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, to celebrate harvest home a festive crowdie could be made with cream and sugar. The clock ticks ever nearer to Christmas, and I am edging into a festive mood. A Christmas birthday also means a birthday party amalgamated with the festive celebrations. As for the exercise of plucking flowers, the women labourers go about the job in a festive mood. I am not proposing we hold back on the festive celebrations, far from it! The Len Hunchak Trio plays carols at Clearspring Centre to help create a festive mood. It opens with the flute and snare drums joined then by the trumpet in a festive mood. The Balls Pond Road was in seasonal festive mood with lights flashing red, green and amber. The goal of a holiday party is to put everyone in a festive mood and set the tone for the coming year. Guests were treated to excellent food and drinks which left them in a festive and generous mood. The festive mood can lead to all kinds of things, even with people you've only just met. Hovingham is just right for a festive frolic or for a rural recovery from over-indulgence. However, for Kate Wilkie it will be the first time she will be able to enjoy a festive celebration in four years. York Station was busy as the rail companies kept passengers on the move to their festive celebrations. His daughters suggested he starts celebrating by decking his house out in festive lights. I don't really feel in a festive mood, yet but I'm sure that will creep up on me once I leave the office. Peter, always in a festive mood, bounded up to Elizabeth with an extra piece of holly from the pews in his hand. So the landlord and landlady took a week's break after a seemingly convivial festive period. Later in the season we hope to celebrate our 60th birthday in appropriately festive style. Not only was this a festive celebration, but I wanted so desperately to impress Zeek. The hall was especially decorated in festive mood and the crystal ball was working again. Synonyms jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
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