adj
festal
Festal (adj) means Connected with a festival or feast; cheerful and celebratory.
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Connected with a festival or feast; cheerful and celebratory.
"Amidst this fetor the Burmese masses live their festal and contemplative existences."
— Norman Lewis, Golden Earth (1952)
"His wife had decorated it all up with hollyhocks and poison ivy, and it looked real festal and bowery."
— O. Henry, Telemachus (1905)
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Etymology
Comes from Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”).
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What is the meaning of festal?
"festal" (adj) means connected with a festival or feast; cheerful and celebratory.
What is another word for festal?
Other words for "festal" include gay, festive, merry.
What is the opposite of festal?
The opposite of "festal" is joyless.
