Festiveness

The shower came with its own translucent skylight, almost reproducing the freedom and festiveness of an outdoor shower and certainly making a very confined space feel less so. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

He enjoys engaging in all expressions of festiveness. ❋ Katherine Rosman (2012)

And as snow and ice was strangling air travel further, this crowd already was on holiday with virtually nothing capable of dimming their festiveness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I love December, so I really like to savour each day, and enjoy all the festiveness with my boys. ❋ Loukia (2009)

After experiencing the majesty of something this well-deployed, one can't help but want this degree of festiveness to proliferate everywhere, not just in one small town in upstate New York. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fiddle player had this awesome wide grin and he did this cute little booty shake while he was playing and even though I couldn't bring myself to dance, I did smile really big and enjoy the festiveness of the crowd and the music. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"I want to rediscover that sense of festiveness," says Fremaux. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In spite of the boredom which was consuming me, we were preparing to see the New Year in with exceptional festiveness, and were awaiting midnight with some impatience. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Mexico, it's festiveness, traditions & laid back atmosphere seem so appealing ... the world needs to slow down a bit and take a lesson from Mexico! ❋ Unknown (2002)

Walking the amber infused twisted streets and maze of alleys after dark is like being on the set of a Fellini movie - there's a festiveness and joy of being in the "now." ❋ Unknown (2002)

When I've been in Muslim countries, you go and eat in people's homes, and there's a sense of being together and festiveness and community. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Tomorrow he'll do his annual Christmas reading, which will be, in addition to the festiveness of the Christmas season, a pitch on the issue of literacy and the importance of giving children the reading tools they need. ❋ ITY National Archives (1998)

The little valley-meadow they'd chosen for the new nexus-point cupped the sunlight and held it, and the bright colors of the elves 'costumes and armor shone with ironic festiveness in the golden light. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1990)

Bright blobs of colour, flowers placed precisely at the doorways to heaven, gave the panorama a rather false festiveness as if they stood in the middle of a newly abandoned state fair. ❋ Lustbader, Eric (1980)

The only touch of joy, of festiveness, was that afforded by the choice blooms with which ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

And we two, my beloved and I, were a part thereof, we belonged to it; and a feeling of festiveness and of unlimited confidence toward all possessed us, lifting us up into a bright and joyous mood, and yet not detracting from our mutual affection, but transfiguring and strengthening it. ❋ Frederik Van Eeden (1896)

They create a feeling of "festiveness" and a certain camaraderie between audiences and artists. ❋ Charlotte Higgins (2011)

But even conservative religious groups support the Egyptian festiveness - within limits. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bringing a powerful culinary touch of summer festiveness to the bratwurst tradition with a zesty, fruity flavor of fresh, succulent cherries! ❋ Unknown (2010)

festivous is not [Festivus] ❋ Holloway (2006)

1. Dude, my bro Josh is coming back from being in Afghanistan for, like, a year. We're throwing a huge [festivation] for him. 2. Yo, it's been a shitty week. I'm gonna hit the clubs and [festivate] so hard in there, I'll get [kicked off] the strip for life! ❋ Randymcgr (2011)

[Cynthia] dressed festivative during [Christmas time] and she looked such [adorb]. ❋ Brochacho Kitten (2017)

Yea, they have [the carnival] [downtown], so we're going to go [enjoy] the festivations. ❋ Rosyln Faulk (2007)

Music fan 1: [Belgian] [festivals] are always the greatest.. Music fan 2: Yeah I know, the bands are always [so rad]... I love it. Music fan 3: Would you guys please shut up?! I'm trying to enjoy the atmosphere here!! ❋ Seya (2007)

Guys at [Camp Bisco] Music Festival: That's a [heady] [tourmaline] dude, I'll give you a hit of L for it. ❋ B-Nugget (2013)

Dude, festivities [tonite]. Don't forget to [hit up] tha [weed man]. ❋ Ffhk1 (2004)

[My neighbor] [Lori] said she has [festivities] planned for tonight, which by the way means she has cocaine. ❋ Siouxsie Supertramp (2020)

"That [slice of pizza] is festive" ❋ Matt Parker (parkman47) (2002)

I'm [feeling] very [festive] today, even though it's [March]. ❋ Zoe Sugg (jokes) (2017)