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   festive

   /ˈfɛstɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a festival, especially Christmas: "the festive season is fast approaching"
   • ▪ cheerful and jovially celebratory: "the sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. festively adverb
   • 2. festiveness noun

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   What does festive mean?

   • Festive means relating to a holiday or celebration, especially Christmas. The factory was due to shut for the festive period. The government's armed forces have halved their strength for the festive break. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does it mean if a birthday party is festive?

   • Festive describes an event that’s full of joy, smiles, and excitement. A birthday party without presents, decorations, or friends would be the opposite of festive. People having a great time — that’s a sure sign that the occasion is festive.

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   What does it mean if a town is festive?

   • A town that is festive has a special, colourful, or exciting atmosphere, especially during a holiday or celebration.

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   What does Festividade mean?

   • festividade, festividade/festa… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FESTIVITY definition: 1. the parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion…. Learn more.

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   What is a festive event?

   • The festive is the inceptual event that sustains and pervasively attunes all coming to encounter one another in such encountering, according to the text by Martin Heidegger. It remains strange to us that truth is the inceptual essence of being, and thereby the inception itself. (Heraclitus: The Inception of Occidental Thinking and Logic)

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   What makes a wedding a festive event?

   • It kind of turned into a thing, so it was pretty festive, actually. Guests create a festive atmosphere by dressing in bright colors, singing traditional wedding songs, and dancing to popular music. Since we were all in a festive mood, the wine and champagne tasted even better and went down like water.

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   Festive means having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other special occasion. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     FESTIVE meaning: 1. having or producing happy and enjoyable...

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     festive definicja: 1. having or producing happy and...

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     THE FESTIVE SEASON definition: 1. the period around...

   • Festive: French Translation

     festive translate: festif/-ive, de fête. Learn more in the...

   • Festive: Polish Translation

     festive translate: uroczysty, świąteczny, świąteczny. Learn...

   • Festive: Malay Translation

     festive translate: suka ria. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Festive means special, colourful, or exciting, especially because of a holiday or celebration. Learn how to use festive in a sentence, find synonyms, and compare British and American English pronunciation.

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   Festive definition: pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival. See examples of FESTIVE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of FESTIVE is of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival. How to use festive in a sentence.

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   Festive describes an event that’s full of joy, smiles, and excitement. A birthday party without presents, decorations, or friends would be the opposite of festive.

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   Festive means having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other special occasion. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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    Something that is festive is special, colourful, or exciting, especially because of a holiday or celebration.