# festive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɛstɪv/ · frequency rank #13,345

## Definitions
1. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
2. In the mood to celebrate.

## Etymology
From French festif, from Latin festivus (“pertaining to a feast, gay, lively, joyous”). Equivalent to feast + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **fertile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fertile-vs-festive)
- **festival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/festival-vs-festive)

## Common misspellings (10)
`efstive`, `fesitve`, `fesstive`, `festiev`, `festivve`, `festtive`, `festvie`, `fetsive`, `ffestive`, `fsetive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/festive