English-Thai Dictionary

festive

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ฉลอง รื่นเริง  รื่นเริง  เกี่ยวกับ เทศกาล  kiao-kab-kan-cha-long-ruen-roeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FESTIVE

a.[L. festivus.] Pertaining to or becoming a feast; joyous; gay; mirthful. The glad circle round them yield their souls to festive mirth and wit that knows no gall.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FESTIVE

Fes "tive, a. Etym: [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See feast, and cf. Festivous. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

festive

fes tive |ˈfestiv ˈfɛstɪv | ▶adjective of or relating to a festival: parties are held and festive food is served. • cheerful and jovially celebratory: the somber atmosphere has given way to a festive mood. DERIVATIVES fes tive ly adverb, fes tive ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural ) festa ‘feast. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

festive

fes |tive |ˈfɛstɪv | ▶adjective 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. DERIVATIVES festively adverb, festiveness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural ) festa ‘feast ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

festive

festive adjective a festive mood: jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, lighthearted, cheerful, jubilant, convivial, high-spirited, mirthful, uproarious; celebratory, holiday, carnival; Christmassy; archaic festal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

festive

festive adjective everyone was in a festive mood despite the recession: 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. ANTONYMS miserable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

festive

fes tive /féstɪv /形容詞 1 (クリスマスなどの )お祝いの, お祭りの ; めでたい ▸ in (a ) festive mood お祭り気分で 2 〈人が 〉お祭り好きの, 陽気な .