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festive season — N SING: usu the N People sometimes refer to the Christmas period as the festive season. For many of us, the festive season can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Syn: Christmas … English dictionary
Season (disambiguation) — Season is one of the major divisions of the year.Season may also refer to:* Season (film), a Malayalam feature film starring Mohanlal and directed by P. Padmarajan * Season (sports), the portion of the year in which games are in session * Season… … Wikipedia
season — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of the year ADJECTIVE ▪ dry, hurricane, monsoon, rainy, wet ▪ In this climate there are no real changes of temperature, just a wet and a dry season. ▪ s … Collocations dictionary
season — I UK [ˈsiːz(ə)n] / US [ˈsɪz(ə)n] noun Word forms season : singular season plural seasons *** 1) [countable] one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather She likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden. My… … English dictionary
festive — fes|tive [ festıv ] adjective bright and colorful in a way that makes you think of a celebration: The decorations gave the room a festive air. a. connected with a festival or celebration, especially Christmas: Ray was full of the festive spirit.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
festive — UK [ˈfestɪv] / US adjective a) bright and colourful in a way that makes you think of a celebration The decorations gave the room a festive air. b) connected with a festival or celebration, especially Christmas Ray was full of the festive spirit.… … English dictionary
festive — fes|tive [ˈfestıv] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: festivus, from festum ceremony of celebration ] 1.) looking or feeling bright and cheerful in a way that seems suitable for celebrating something ▪ The atmosphere was festive and jolly. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
festive — festal, festive Both words are derived from the Latin words festum meaning ‘feast’ and festus meaning ‘joyful’, and mean ‘in the nature of a feast or festival’. Festive is much the more common, and is the one generally chosen when the meaning is… … Modern English usage
festive — adjective 1 looking or feeling bright and cheerful in a way that seems suitable for celebrating something: There was a festive atmosphere in the city. | John was obviously in a festive mood. 2 festive occasion a day when you celebrate something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
season — sea|son1 W1S3 [ˈsi:zən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time of year)¦ 2¦(usual time for something)¦ 3¦(holiday)¦ 4¦(fashion)¦ 5 be in/out of season 6¦(films, plays etc)¦ 7¦(animals)¦ 8 season s greetings 9 the season of goodwill ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
