All festive synonyms
fesΒ·tive
F f adj festive
- joyous β joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- peppy β energetic; vigorous; lively.
- hearty β warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- jovial β endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- chipper β Chipper means cheerful and lively.
- gala β festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
- merry β full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
- upbeat β an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- cheery β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- happy β delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- lighthearted β carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- joyful β full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- convivial β Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed.
- jubilant β showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- blithe β You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
- carnival β A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- gleeful β full of exultant joy; merry; delighted.
- holiday β Billie ("Lady Day") 1915β59, U.S. jazz singer.
- jocund β cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- mirthful β joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- perky β jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- snappy β Snappy Video Snapshot
- zippy β lively; peppy.
- bouncy β Someone or something that is bouncy is very lively.
- swinging β Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
- carnivalesque β characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- chirpy β If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- festal β pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- go-go β ALPS
- grooving β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- juiced up β intoxicated from alcohol; drunk: When arrested he was definitely juiced.
- rocking β to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
adjective festive
- celebratory β A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- decorated β (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
noun festive
- merrymaking β the act of taking part gaily or enthusiastically in some festive or merry celebration.
- jollies β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.