The festive mood was slightly spoiled by terrorist bombs.
Source: tatoeba (39132)
Festive
//ˈfɛstɪv//
Synonyms for "festive" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (16)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 20 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- տոնական adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Bulgarian
2 entries- празничен adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- тържествен adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Catalan
1 entries- festiu adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Czech
1 entries- slavnostní adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Danish
1 entries- festlig adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Dutch
2 entries- feestelijk adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- feestelijke adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Esperanto
1 entries- festa adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Finnish
2 entries- juhlallinen adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- juhlava adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
French
2 entries- festif adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- festive adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Georgian
1 entries- მხიარული adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
German
1 entries- festlich adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Greek
2 entries- γιορτινός adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- εορταστικός adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Hungarian
1 entries- ünnepi adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Italian
2 entries- festiva adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- festivo adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Latin
2 entries- festivus adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
- festus adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Macedonian
1 entries- празничен adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Polish
1 entries- biesiadny adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Romanian
1 entries- festiv adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Russian
1 entries- пра́здничный adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Yiddish
1 entries- יום־טובֿדיק adj (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Esperanto gives little festive hats to some of its Cs, Gs, Hs, Js, Ss, and U's.
Source: tatoeba (800350)
Esperanto gives little festive hats to some of its cees, gees, aitches, jays, esses, and ues.
Source: tatoeba (800351)
Fresh snow brought about a festive atmosphere.
Source: tatoeba (915152)
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