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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Videos online showed the ship sailing underneath the bridge, connecting the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, as its masts, apparently strung with festive lights, collided with it.
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Gabrielle Banks, USA Today, 19 May 2025
With the coaches’ short on time to make plans for the festive season, the club pulled some strings and arranged a table for their Christmas dinner at The Fox at Shipley, a country pub 10 minutes outside Wolverhampton on the Shropshire border.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Winning trainer: Brittany T. Russell. 2025 Preakness Day | PHOTOS
Photos of horses, fans and a festive atmosphere at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
And the list is stacked with 11 Hallmark hunks and festive favorites.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Gabrielle Banks, USA Today, 19 May 2025
With the coaches’ short on time to make plans for the festive season, the club pulled some strings and arranged a table for their Christmas dinner at The Fox at Shipley, a country pub 10 minutes outside Wolverhampton on the Shropshire border.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Winning trainer: Brittany T. Russell. 2025 Preakness Day | PHOTOS
Photos of horses, fans and a festive atmosphere at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
And the list is stacked with 11 Hallmark hunks and festive favorites.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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