festive
/ˈfestɪv/FEH-stiv
/ˈfɛstɪv/FEH-stiv
Meaningof a feast
Common meaning: merry, celebratory
- festfestive; holidaysLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 743 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
Journey through time
- Latinfēstus; fēriae‘festive’
- Englishfestive‘merry, celebratory’ · today
fest also in: festival
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fēstus; fēriae ‘festive; holidays’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fēstus, p. 743 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fēstus; fēriae Latin “festive; holidays”
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