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Thesaurus: festive

Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.

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  1. a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.
  2. adj. offering fun and gaiety
  3. Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- Fes"tive*ly, adv. The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. Thomson.
  4. Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay;mirthful; sportive.-- Fes"tive*ly, adv.The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and witthat knows no gall. Thomson.
  5. j:100 s offering fun and gaiety