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Festal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a feast or festival; festive.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. festive, relating to a festival or feast

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to or befitting a feast or festival; hence, joyous; gay; jubilant: as, a, festal air or look.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. offering fun and gaiety

Word Usage

"The priest enters, clad in festal robes, a type of the heavenly bride going to her divine nuptials (this very common Introit originated in the Greek liturgy)."

Equivalent

joyous

Cross Reference

festal use

Form

festally

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

joyous festive merry

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

festive triumphal bridal gala convivial outdoor penitential motley funereal gayest