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Festive

/ˈfɛstɪv/

Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

📖 Definitions of "Festive"

adjective

1
Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
"The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere."
2
In the mood to celebrate.
"Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood."

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gaynoun	An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
joyous	Full of joy; happy.
merrynoun	Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
festal	festive, relating to a festival or feast
galanoun	(countable) A showy and festive party.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
festal	festive, relating to a festival or feast
galanoun	(countable) A showy and festive party.
joyous	Full of joy; happy.
merrynoun	Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
gay	Homosexual:
festival	Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
celebratory	Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
celebrationnoun	The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
joyful	Feeling or causing joy.
jubilant	In a state of elation.
cheerful	Noticeably happy and optimistic.
lively	Full of life; energetic, vivacious.
exciting	Creating or producing excitement.
crowded	Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
ceremonial	Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
entertaining	Very amusing; that entertains.
boisterous	Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
hilarious	Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
bustling	Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.
formal	Official.