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festivus.

lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[feːsˈtiː.wʊs]Classical-Latin[fesˈtiː.vus]

  1. lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. jovial, agreeable

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. humorous, witty, lively

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin fēstīvus From fēstus (“of or pertaining to feasts”) + īvus.

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