festive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
    festal; merry; gay.
    • a festive (or festal) occasion
    • gay and exciting night life
    • a merry evening

WordNet

Fes"tive adjective
Etymology
L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See feast, and cf. Festivous.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913