3rd/4th Word of the Week: Festive

 From Google Dictionary

adjective: festive

1. relating to a festival.

   "parties are held and festive food is served"

   • cheerful and jovially celebratory.

     "the somber atmosphere has given way to a festive mood"

     Latin root:  fest=feast

     jolly

     merry

     joyous

     joyful

     happy

     jovial

     lighthearted

     cheerful

     cheery

     jubilant

     convivial

     good-time

     high-spirited

     gleeful

     mirthful

     uproarious

     rollicking

     backslapping

     hilarious

     celebratory

     holiday

     carnival

     Christmassy

     chirpy

     gay

     festal

     frolicsome

     sportive

     Opposite:

     miserable