festivousadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛstᵻvəs/, U.S.

/ˈfɛstəvəs/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– festivous, 1700s festivious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin festīvus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin festīvus festive adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier festival adj., festive adj.Compare Italian festivoso (1313). With the form festivious compare -ious suffix. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (fest^əi·^əs) /fɛˈstaɪvəs/.

Now rare.

Of or relating to a feast or festival; joyous, celebratory; merry, convivial; = festive adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]

blitheOE

merryOE

golikc1175

lustya1225

playfulc1225

jollyc1305

merrya1350

jocund?c1380

galliardc1386

in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395

mirthfula1400

baudec1400

gayc1400

jovy1426

jocantc1440

crank1499

envoisiesa1500

as merry as a cricket1509

pleasant1530

frolic?1548

jolious1575

gleeful1586

buxom1590

gleesome1590

festival1592

laughter-loving1592

disposed1593

jucund1596

heartsomec1600

jovial1607

jovialist1610

laughsome1612

jocundary1618

gaysome1633

chirpinga1637

jovialissime1652

airy1654

festivous1654

hilarous1659

spleneticala1661

cocket1671

cranny1673

high1695

vogie1715

raffing?1719

festal1724

as merry (or lively) as a grig1728

hearty1755

tittuping1772

festive1774

fun-loving1776

mirthsome1787

Falstaffian1809

cranky1811

laughful1825

as lively as a cricket1832

hurrah1835

hilarious1838

Bacchic1865

laughterful1874

griggish1879

banzai1929

slap-you-on-the-back1932

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [adjective] > befitting

festyfull?a1425

high day1600

festivous1654

festal1724

carnivalesque1791

bank holiday1885

holidayish1886

bank-holidayish1894

gala1954

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adjective]

merryeOE

jovial1607

Dionysiana1610

Anacreontic1640

jovialissime1652

festivous1654

convival1658

convivial1669

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [adjective]

festival1389

feastfulc1425

festual1462

festal1479

gaudious1570

full-mouthed1610

festive1613

genial1620

festivous1782

1654 J. Speed in E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot sig. **^v A magick circle of Festivous Wit.

a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks. (1684) I. 547 He was one chosen from among the guests..that was most festivous of all the company, and that would not be drunk, and yet that would drink freely.

1782 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 1 67 The Georgians..on festivious occasions indulge in the most unbounded excess.

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. vii. 187 Some pretty pageant, or festivous mummery.

1865 Spectator 21 Jan. 70 Thanksgiving Day..is not regarded as a festival, and not very festivous.

2006 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 1 June This is a festival, and first and foremost, festivals should have a more festivous feel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	festivous
释义	festivousadj. Brit. /ˈfɛstᵻvəs/, U.S. /ˈfɛstəvəs/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– festivous, 1700s festivious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin festīvus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin festīvus festive adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier festival adj., festive adj.Compare Italian festivoso (1313). With the form festivious compare -ious suffix. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (fest^əi·^əs) /fɛˈstaɪvəs/. Now rare. Of or relating to a feast or festival; joyous, celebratory; merry, convivial; = festive adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] blitheOE merryOE golikc1175 lustya1225 playfulc1225 jollyc1305 merrya1350 jocund?c1380 galliardc1386 in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395 mirthfula1400 baudec1400 gayc1400 jovy1426 jocantc1440 crank1499 envoisiesa1500 as merry as a cricket1509 pleasant1530 frolic?1548 jolious1575 gleeful1586 buxom1590 gleesome1590 festival1592 laughter-loving1592 disposed1593 jucund1596 heartsomec1600 jovial1607 jovialist1610 laughsome1612 jocundary1618 gaysome1633 chirpinga1637 jovialissime1652 airy1654 festivous1654 hilarous1659 spleneticala1661 cocket1671 cranny1673 high1695 vogie1715 raffing?1719 festal1724 as merry (or lively) as a grig1728 hearty1755 tittuping1772 festive1774 fun-loving1776 mirthsome1787 Falstaffian1809 cranky1811 laughful1825 as lively as a cricket1832 hurrah1835 hilarious1838 Bacchic1865 laughterful1874 griggish1879 banzai1929 slap-you-on-the-back1932 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [adjective] > befitting festyfull?a1425 high day1600 festivous1654 festal1724 carnivalesque1791 bank holiday1885 holidayish1886 bank-holidayish1894 gala1954 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adjective] merryeOE jovial1607 Dionysiana1610 Anacreontic1640 jovialissime1652 festivous1654 convival1658 convivial1669 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [adjective] festival1389 feastfulc1425 festual1462 festal1479 gaudious1570 full-mouthed1610 festive1613 genial1620 festivous1782 1654 J. Speed in E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot sig. *^v A magick circle of Festivous Wit. a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks.* (1684) I. 547 He was one chosen from among the guests..that was most festivous of all the company, and that would not be drunk, and yet that would drink freely. 1782 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 1 67 The Georgians..on festivious occasions indulge in the most unbounded excess. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. vii. 187 Some pretty pageant, or festivous mummery. 1865 Spectator 21 Jan. 70 Thanksgiving Day..is not regarded as a festival, and not very festivous. 2006 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 1 June This is a festival, and first and foremost, festivals should have a more festivous feel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1654
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