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Definitions in simple English

festive Adjective

— Having the atmosphere, decoration of a festival or celebration. The festive season is around the corner.

festive

— adjective (= gay, festal, merry) offering fun and gaiety a festive (or festal) occasion gay and exciting night life a merry evening

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festive English » English

festal merry happy joyful holiday gay cheerful glad gala convivial solemn joyous jolly full of joy ceremonious ceremonial zippy sublime sprightly showy resilient panegyrical noisy mirthful making merry make merry lively light-hearted lifted jovial jocund in the mood hilarious happy go lucky frabjous festival. debonair crowded commemorative chirpy celebratory busy bustling blithe anacreontic Sunday

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Simple sentences

Esperanto gives little festive hats to some of its Cs, Gs, Hs, Js, Ss, and U's.

Tomorrow is the wedding. Everyone needs to look very festive.

Movie subtitles

Today is as festive as the coronation.

At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute.

You seem particularly festive this evening.

Gareth's too full of festive spirit.

It looks festive, doesn't it? -Yes, it does.

Oh yes, she'll come into your arms with festive illumination.

Yes, it was festive in Ostend.

Isn't it festive? Isn't it gay?

Everything looks so festive, doesn't it, Daddy?

It's all so festive. Ping Pong, make sure Mr Karnibad's glass doesn't get empty.

The festive harmony was unfortunately disturbed by a sharp tone, as the General informed the Princess that Tony had been arrested as it was he who had made the gunpowder vanish.

Everyone, allow me to congratulate you on this festive day.

Festive occasion.

They're very festive for an institution.

The collection of firewood unlike a marriage or a birthday, is not a festive moment in my life.

Well, we seem particularly festive this evening.

In church, the choir was practising pious, festive songs from olden times.

It looks festive, doesn't it?

They make it seem so festive.

Ah, this will be a festive evening.

The wassail bowl overflows and where are you on this festive occasion?

Isn't it festive?

A beating is no way to celebrate this festive day.

Well, Your Excellencies, this seems quite a festive occasion.

Hey, listen. She's a festive girl and I think I'm gonna steal her.

It looks so festive.

You see, Miss, it got a little festive yesterday.

But he drank too much festive wine last night - and all he could do was encourage me by saying how nice you were.

Our annual festive dinner!

It looks very festive, even undecorated.

What a great idea to come up for a drink, because that champagne we just had, it wasn't very festive.

I'd pictured something more festive for the 1st of May.

And, this festive emotion moves me to first thank you, thank you sincerely, for your warm attendance.

Today is a festive day for us.

It's quite festive around here.

This night is indeed a festive occasion, for tonight we welcome into that brotherhood its first new member.

Doctor, please, you have destroyed the festive mood of the ladies.

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These feelings can be festive, even carnival-like, as they were in Euro 2008.

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