different between jubilant vs festive

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u.b?.l?nt/

Adjective

jubilant (comparative more jubilant, superlative most jubilant)

1. In a state of elation.

Synonyms

• (in a state of elation): delighted, elated, joyful, thrilled

Derived terms

• jubilantly

Translations

Catalan

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubilar

French

Adjective

jubilant (feminine singular jubilante, masculine plural jubilants, feminine plural jubilantes)

1. jubilant

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubiler

Further reading

• “jubilant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

j?bilant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of j?bil?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?st?v/
• Hyphenation: fes?tive

Adjective

festive (comparative more festive, superlative most festive)

1. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

2. In the mood to celebrate.

Synonyms

• feastful
• feastly

Translations

French

Adjective

festive

1. feminine singular of festif

Italian

Adjective

festive

1. feminine plural of festivo

Latin

Etymology

From f?st?vus (“joyous, festive; pleasing”), from f?stus (“feast-like; festive”).

Adverb

f?st?v? (not comparable)

1. agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully
2. humorously, facetiously, wittily

Related terms

References

• festive in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• festive in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• festive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette