adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   festive, relating to a festival or feast

   "His wife had decorated it all up with hollyhocks and poison ivy, and it looked real festal and bowery."

Adjective

1. 1
   offering fun and gaiety wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

festivemerrycomfortableconvivialfestivegala

Example

More examples

"So to the palace she escorts her guest, / and calls for festal honours in the shrine."

Etymology

From Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”).

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