1
: of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
a festive occasion
The house looks festive during the holidays.
festively
adverb
festiveness
noun
Examples of festive in a Sentence
The house looks very festive during the holidays.
She was in a festive mood.
The reunion will be a festive occasion.
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Even today, the dish retains these communal roots and is often the star of a big Sunday lunch or festive gathering of family and friends.
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Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Both are extra-ticket affairs with special entertainment programming, festive foods and access to select attractions and characters.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
At the beginning of the day, Kardashian Barker shared a sweet post to her Instagram Story showing a bedroom floor covered in festive balloons.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 July 2025
On the festive side, venture investors and startup founders cheered a provision in the Trump tax and spending bill that broadens capital gains tax exemptions for stock sales at certain small businesses.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Both are extra-ticket affairs with special entertainment programming, festive foods and access to select attractions and characters.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
At the beginning of the day, Kardashian Barker shared a sweet post to her Instagram Story showing a bedroom floor covered in festive balloons.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 July 2025
On the festive side, venture investors and startup founders cheered a provision in the Trump tax and spending bill that broadens capital gains tax exemptions for stock sales at certain small businesses.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for festive
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“Festive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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