Synonyms of the word

festive

• adj. Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
• adj. In the mood to celebrate.

festal

• adj. festive, relating to a festival or feast.

gay

• adj. (dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.
• adj. (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
• adj. (obsolete) Sexually promiscuous (of either gender).
• adj. Homosexual.
• adj. A pejorative.
• adj. (of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.
• n. (chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
• n. (obsolete) An ornament.
• v. (transitive, dated, uncommon) To make happy or cheerful.
• v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
• n. The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.

joyous

• adj. Full of joy; happy.

merry

• adj. Jolly and full of high spirits.
• adj. Festive and full of fun and laughter.
• adj. Brisk.
• adj. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
• adj. (euphemistic) drunk; tipsy.