Festive
adjective
Happy, cheerful, and colorful, often due to a special occasion or celebration.
The room was decorated in a festive manner for the party.
Often appears as...
- festive season
- festive decorations
adjective
Happy, cheerful, and colorful, often due to a special occasion or celebration.
The room was decorated in a festive manner for the party.
Often appears as...
- festive season
- festive decorations
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Pro Tip 1/3Celebration Context
Use 'festive' when talking about times or activities full of joy, usually linked with celebrations or holidays.
The streets are festive during the carnival.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sadness
'Festive' is inappropriate for sad or solemn occasions; it implies cheerfulness and fun.
After the victory, everyone was in a festive mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Color and Decoration
'Festive' often describes bright colors and decorations that contribute to a lively atmosphere.
The festive banners made the room look vibrant.
Pro Tip 1/3Celebration Context
Use 'festive' when talking about times or activities full of joy, usually linked with celebrations or holidays.
The streets are festive during the carnival.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sadness
'Festive' is inappropriate for sad or solemn occasions; it implies cheerfulness and fun.
After the victory, everyone was in a festive mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Color and Decoration
'Festive' often describes bright colors and decorations that contribute to a lively atmosphere.
The festive banners made the room look vibrant.
Pro Tip 1/3Celebration Context
Use 'festive' when talking about times or activities full of joy, usually linked with celebrations or holidays.
The streets are festive during the carnival.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sadness
'Festive' is inappropriate for sad or solemn occasions; it implies cheerfulness and fun.
After the victory, everyone was in a festive mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Color and Decoration
'Festive' often describes bright colors and decorations that contribute to a lively atmosphere.
The festive banners made the room look vibrant.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
celebrating this our evening after drive we're going to have ourselves a little barbecue all together with the crew that are here we've even invited some of the chefs and we've invited a couple of other people and it should be quite festive well I think it will be festive and very fun so it's gonna be an awesome morning or evening and that's the way we
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Embrace: Low-cost,...
family are all farmers this is her mother and her grandmother behind her she gave birth to a three and a half pound baby that was kept in the device and this was a baby a few months later when we went to visit he was at a healthy weight and mood in the house was festive as the
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How to revive your...
Since then, they have spread across the continent. Sometimes hundreds attend, sometimes dozens. They happen in libraries and community centers and coworking spaces, under festive tents and inside great halls. There's nothing high-tech about this social technology.
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Modern Lives, Ancient...
festive then a dancer enters and she appears in the middle of the darkness and begins to dance and on her face i could really see an expression of nostalgia like she was suffering but i could tell that it was pure passion running through her veins
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There's no such thing as...
which is to say vibrantly contemporary. And the fact is that all around the world, today, millions of people are voting like this. In India, elections are colorful, communal affairs. In Brazil, election day is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
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Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
and an always over the festive season so come on South Africans let's do it this yeah let's bring those death tolls down up we go and finish now I'm not going to be sad anymore but I just thought I just they didn't really know how important it
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Why do we kiss under...
We see mistletoe as a festive decoration, but draped on tree boughs in the wild, it's known as a partly parasitic plant. Mistletoe relies on modified roots called haustoria that penetrate the tree bark and siphon off the water and minerals
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They Impaled Themselves...
atmosphere is festive it's a celebration really and so that seems like a paradox you have the pain but you have the celebration as well but that's not uncommon there are lots of rituals around the world that combine pain and
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How Black Climbers Are...
basically is the blessing for for the the client basically asking um for spiritual permission to make the climb to the summit um the the the environment was festive it was jubilant you know i mean we had you know
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TV Presenter Eats...
it's salted and served with potatoes a traditional festive meal this is very nice please yeah do you think either of
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
celebrating this our evening after drive we're going to have ourselves a little barbecue all together with the crew that are here we've even invited some of the chefs and we've invited a couple of other people and it should be quite festive well I think it will be festive and very fun so it's gonna be an awesome morning or evening and that's the way we
Video examples
Embrace: Low-cost,...
family are all farmers this is her mother and her grandmother behind her she gave birth to a three and a half pound baby that was kept in the device and this was a baby a few months later when we went to visit he was at a healthy weight and mood in the house was festive as the
Video examples
How to revive your...
Since then, they have spread across the continent. Sometimes hundreds attend, sometimes dozens. They happen in libraries and community centers and coworking spaces, under festive tents and inside great halls. There's nothing high-tech about this social technology.
Video examples
Modern Lives, Ancient...
festive then a dancer enters and she appears in the middle of the darkness and begins to dance and on her face i could really see an expression of nostalgia like she was suffering but i could tell that it was pure passion running through her veins
Video examples
There's no such thing as...
which is to say vibrantly contemporary. And the fact is that all around the world, today, millions of people are voting like this. In India, elections are colorful, communal affairs. In Brazil, election day is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
and an always over the festive season so come on South Africans let's do it this yeah let's bring those death tolls down up we go and finish now I'm not going to be sad anymore but I just thought I just they didn't really know how important it
Video examples
Why do we kiss under...
We see mistletoe as a festive decoration, but draped on tree boughs in the wild, it's known as a partly parasitic plant. Mistletoe relies on modified roots called haustoria that penetrate the tree bark and siphon off the water and minerals
Video examples
They Impaled Themselves...
atmosphere is festive it's a celebration really and so that seems like a paradox you have the pain but you have the celebration as well but that's not uncommon there are lots of rituals around the world that combine pain and
Video examples
How Black Climbers Are...
basically is the blessing for for the the client basically asking um for spiritual permission to make the climb to the summit um the the the environment was festive it was jubilant you know i mean we had you know
Video examples
TV Presenter Eats...
it's salted and served with potatoes a traditional festive meal this is very nice please yeah do you think either of
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Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
When I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon - all served with black beans and rice. It's festive but different.
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Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
Putting up the festive lights outdoors is my husband's responsibility and he really jazzes it, managing to attract everyone's attention in the neighborhood!
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.
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Gok Wan
British Author
You can go one of two ways with festive dressing. All of the sparkles can be about the outfit or the accessories but not both.
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Katie Lee
American Chef
Spritzers are festive yet economical. By adding seltzer and juice, you stretch the number of people a bottle of wine serves.
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Hilary Rhoda
American Model
I always look forward to the holidays because I love dressing up in festive, shimmery evening dresses.
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Andre Ward
American Athlete
The British fans, they are very festive; they support their people.
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Jose Garces
American Chef
Well, you know, for me, I think Spanish food is festive.
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Danny Meyer
American Businessman
Festive cocktails mean color, lots of color.
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Anne Lamott
American Author
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
When I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon - all served with black beans and rice. It's festive but different.
Quote examples
Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
Putting up the festive lights outdoors is my husband's responsibility and he really jazzes it, managing to attract everyone's attention in the neighborhood!
Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.
Quote examples
Gok Wan
British Author
You can go one of two ways with festive dressing. All of the sparkles can be about the outfit or the accessories but not both.
Quote examples
Katie Lee
American Chef
Spritzers are festive yet economical. By adding seltzer and juice, you stretch the number of people a bottle of wine serves.
Quote examples
Hilary Rhoda
American Model
I always look forward to the holidays because I love dressing up in festive, shimmery evening dresses.
Quote examples
Andre Ward
American Athlete
The British fans, they are very festive; they support their people.
Quote examples
Jose Garces
American Chef
Well, you know, for me, I think Spanish food is festive.
Quote examples
Danny Meyer
American Businessman
Festive cocktails mean color, lots of color.
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