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.
FESTIVITY Fes*tiv"i*ty, n.; pl. Festivities. Etym: [L. festivitas: cf. F. festivité.]
1. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety. The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth. Bp. Hurd.
2. A festival; a festive celebration. Sir T. Browne.
FESTIVOUS
Fes"ti*vous, a. Etym: [See Festive.]
Defn: Pertaining to a feast; festive. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
FESTLICH
Fest"lich, a. Etym: [See Feast, n.]
Defn: Festive; fond of festive occasions. [Obs.] "A festlich man."
Chaucer.
FESTOON Fes*toon", n. Etym: [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.]